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Why older USB (USB-A) cables may be better for certain devices (www.youtube.com)
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Pretty much this:

I have an older USB C power bank from 2016 and it will only charge with a USB A to USB C cable. This is great information that needs to get to everyone, a lot of people don't know this.

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[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also it is nice to have old chargers that don't have variable charging incase some devices go dead and no longer charge at higher speeds. Happend to me recently

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Anker battery packs let you double click the button on them to reduce to minimal charge.

[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But it needs power to do that, it could have issues if it was completely drained

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I meant it can be set to deliver minimal charging power for those devices that can’t handle variable.

[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ah. Just wish anker was a more trustworthy company, but after their camera fiasco, i stopped buying them.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What camera fiasco? I only know them for their battery packs and wall warts.

[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh, they had cameras ip open. Look it up.

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

Oh. The usual, then.

Again, I had no idea they made anything smarter than a battery.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It’s so hard for companies to not be evil.

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

This should be a design requirement for every product anyways