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This tool for finding bad USB-C cables

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This tool for finding bad USB-C cables

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

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USB-C Cable Tester Is Compact And Affordable

We’ve all been bitten before by USB cables which were flaky, built for only charging, or just plain broken. With the increased conductor count and complexity of USB Type C, there are many mor…

EEVBlog also talked about this in a mailbag episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZQvSgdA2k&t=1839s

And they also have different cable versions available: https://caberqu.com/

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You still need a multimeter, but the one I have (Treedix.com) has easily accessible electrical contacts for testing resistance.

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