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Tripple output cable was designed with the right idea in mind. (youtube.com)

submitted 1 week ago by 1friend@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/usbchardware@sh.itjust.works

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This is a USB-C to tripple (USB-C, micro USB and Lightning) cable which has the CC pins properly connected. This means that there are power delivery (PD) neg...

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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Micro USB is still a thing?

[–] 1friend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have a couple of older gadgets that are still in regular use, but new ones are exclusively USBC nowadays

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Okay but would you buy a new cable for them? I have 10 or so.

[–] 1friend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably to be able to charge them simultaneously from one charger?

[–] sxan@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

Also, they're convenient for traveling. We have one that is USBC on both ends, but have those attached flip connectors: micro on one end, lightning on the other. So the cable can charge USBC-USBC, or USBC-lightning, or USBC-micro. We've got another version with micro and A. Since iPhone has switched to C and there are no more lightning devices in the house, I'll probably be to get a second one of those micro/A.

When my wife travels on business, she takes a beefy 100W C source, a C-C cord and one of those adapter things chords. That's sufficient to charge all devices.

You're right: micro may age out one day, but there are still a lot of devices that don't need replacing that use it, and I for one am not going to create more e-waste just to get C-charged versions.