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I never knew that USB-C extensions are not allowed for a reason (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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There is a reason for USB-C extensions not to be part of the standard. They can be bothersome in the best case and dangerous in the worst.

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[–] SirQuackTheDuck 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, I won't buy another one again, but now that I have one, I don't want to e-waste it just because the cable is too short.

Electric fire danger is really changing my opinion on this though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

This risk is a bit exaggerated. If you're charging a phone or even a non gaming laptop, most extensions are still fine. Of you try to push 240W over a cheap Amazon basics cable... Yeah no.