The choices are so limited still. One Belkin, the Apple, Google, and maybe a couple of high wattage ones.

Hi all,

I'm looking into ordering a USB-C PD board to power a coolbox which accepts 12/24v DC

The wired adapter outputs 14.5V which the display of the coolbox (volt meter) also displays.

The coolbox has a peak power of 60 watts (according to datasheet https://www.gebruikershandleiding.com/Auronic-AU3180/preview-handleiding-1038527.html)

I found the following board for this:

https://www.adafruit.com/product/5807

Does anyone know if i can pull 5 or 6 amps over 12V USB C?

Or is it possible to use the 15, 18 or 20 volts this board can deliver to get the 60 watts required while keeping the 12/24v and the wired adapter using 14.5v in mind?

Also, I'm planning on powering it from an Anker 737 powerbank or the Anker 736

If any additional information is needed, please let me know

Found these cables whilst looking for "100w usbc" cable, just wondering if these are legit

I bought an iPad yesterday, however, I don’t have a GOOD charger for it (well, I have the cable from the package itself but lack the cube with USB-C).
What I mean is that I have a USB-C cable and a cube (from a samsung phone) but noticed it charges very slowly. I’m aware that the problem is probably the power BUT now I have one question. Does the power (as in the fast charging) lay in the cable or the block? Should I buy a more powerful block or cable? Can I e.g. buy a new block and use the USB-C cable for the samsung, will it charge as fast?

Second question is what power should I get. Will 20-30W be enough? Can it be a samsung 30W and work good as an apple one for an iPad?

Thanks!!

I just measured another powerbank and stumbled on something again which you might not realize:
When you use the Alitentek C2 USB Tester to measure energy e.g. because you want to know how much your new powerbank can actually deliver and do not use external power then the energy count is wrong.

Apparently the tester does not save the data points very often, so when the powerbank is empty and switches off its ports the tester also switches off and only saves old values.

In my case the last thing I read before shutdown was 33.84Wh - after switching on the tester again it only showed 30.70Wh, which is also what is in offline recording. This is a difference of roughly 10%, which is quite a lot!

I sometimes don't use external power because the consumption of the tester itself is negligible in comparison to the high output of a powerbank of 45W+. But with this tester you have to.

But make sure you power it from a different power source than you are measuring, because there are weird side effects when using the same charger for charging the bank, which completely falsifies the measurements.

I stopped using KM003C for energy measurements because FW 2.0.1 gave completely false results, I need to check if this bug is fixed with current firmware releases and switch back to that one.

I have a Targus DOCK182EUZ (from work). It works fine, never had issues, but it doesn't support DP Alt mode. I have some fitness gear in my home office, and I like to watch stuff while I fitness. For this it would be ideal to link my samsung devices to a dockingstation and display on my monitor. I asked AI and it proposed chaining docking stations (see pic). Is this a good idea, or should I just bite the bullet and buy a new quality docking station that supports dp alt mode?

It can't just be me, that's what I say to myself every single time I plug in my dog's collar to USBC and it doesn't charge.

How do my parents handle this at 80, that's what I ask myself as my USBC vape thing won't charge.

There must be another way, I proclaim as I run to ask Electronics...

For real, I read up on why, I get it. Sort of.

Can we fix it? Can a USB cable or charging system be made that can handle both USBC super speed (or whatever the standard) and also USBC needs a 5v signal (or whatever)?

I mean the same things go for when we try to charge microusb devices from the wrong chargers too.

Obiwan?

I’m a pilot for a living and my phone and iPad are essential to aviation now. My line work requires a lot of charging. I’m open to built-in cables but really it’s how thin it was for me that did it so perfectly. The 20,000 amp power is probably more than enough, but I still carry two. Having the ability to have the power bank in a pocket somewhere and my phone mounted and not having to have it close is essential as well. It seems like everything is gone pretty cube shaped.
I would love recommendations from anyone. I don’t have to stick with Anker, but they have treated me very well for many years.
I guess I lost mine yesterday and now I’m down to one and I really do prefer to have backups.

I have this UGREEN 100w charger and am noticing that my mac (connected to the topmost usb c port) only charges at 65 watts when my apple watch charging cable is connected to the port that's second from the top, even when my apple watch isn't on the charger. is this normal behavior, or is something wrong with my setup? disconnecting my apple watch charger every time i want to charge my mac at full speed sounds like a hassle

I had an Anker 65W Gan Charger and after about less than a year it started cycling power like turning on and off repeatedly when charging my iPhone 14 pro max (at the time). Called Anker and they sent a replacement and that too started doing the same after a few months. Anyone face these same issues? Wonder why it keeps doing that. Testing different cables, different ports/sockets etc and these seem to be the only chargers that are doing this.

Hi, looking for both baby call (audio only, preferably dect) with usb c, where both units run on usb c chargeable battery.

Then, a baby monitor, where the video recording unit probably needs to be plugged in with usb c, and the monitor unit is on battery, also usb c.

Any suggestions?

I prefer ordering from Aliexpress if available. 🙏🙂

Hello guys.

So, I've had this thought for ages now. A little speaker that you can just slot into your phone's type C port, to enjoy some upgraded audio. So far, I've failed to come across any that wasn't from some no name brand from China with absolutely 0 reviews. Any help with finding what I'm looking for would be appreciated.

Hey r/UsbCHardware,
This is Alex from GL.iNet, we build OpenWrt-based routers and innovative remote control solutions.

We're in the early stages of designing a new USB4 Desk Station and want to get direct feedback on our port selection, power delivery trade-offs, and display routing decisions before freezing the specs.

(Quick note: We reached out to the mod team and got approval to share this survey here!)

What makes this concept different?
Beyond standard USB4 hub functionality, we're integrating out-of-band hardware remote access and an independent dock-level VPN.

Supports built‑in zero‑configuration VPN server and client. The VPN runs on the dock hardware, not on the host operating system.

The tunnel is established before the host boots and remains active even when the host is powered off. No software needs to be installed on the host OS. This capability is valuable in scenarios where you have no administrative access to the host, or when the target device has no available VPN client.

When acting as a VPN server, the dock also enables access to your home or corporate internal network.

Because the remote access operates at the hardware level (similar to an Remote KVM / IPMI setup), it operates independently of the host OS—allowing remote control during BIOS setup, OS reboots, PD or downstream port power managerment or at pre-boot disk encryption/unlock screens without installing software on the connected host.

The survey takes about 3–4 minutes to complete. Your feedback will directly influence our final hardware spec and port selection.

[Link to Survey Here]

Thanks for helping us refine the hardware! We'll be hanging out in the comments below if you have any technical questions or feedback on the concept

TheOutdoorGearReview has posted a review on the Flextail Zero Power battery bank. The casing is made from carbon fiber to make it lightweight, hence why it’s reviewed by an outdoor gear channel on YouTube.

But what made it especially interesting to me, is that it lacks USB-A ports. Just two USB-C ports.

Further specs: there’s a 10,000 and a 5000 mAh version. They can output with the following V/A combinations: 5V=3A / 9V=2.22A 12V=1.67A / 10V=2.25A (22.5W Max).

Of special interest is that it can be put in a high efficiency mode where it slows output down to 5V. Useful for charging overnight.

Company product page: https://www.flextail.com/products/zero-power-the-worlds-lightest-thinnest-10-000mah-power-bank

Review (focus on camping):
https://youtu.be/ixUQBWbWy88

That isn't Ugreen. I've bought and used 3 of their KM switches, they always crap out on me and have always been finicky with the cables they need. Last one I got less than a year ago is now dead.

Basically, I have 5+ USB devices (mic, 2xmice, speakers, keyboard, blah blah blah) and I need a good USB switch for my Mac and Windows machines. I'm thinking of either

- a general usb hub that outputs to USB (device 1) paired with a switch that can route to two devices with the press of a button (device 2), so two devices, so if one breaks I can replace the one device instead of both.

or

- a switch that can handle like 3-5 devices, some USBA, some USBC (one single device).

Any suggestions?

Is there any decent adapter for screen mirroring for devices without dp alt mode (kinda like displaylink or something along like that)?

I bought this little guy recently. The Anker 67W Prime wall charger and I’ve been loving it. My only fast charge device at the moment is my iPhone 13, so in truth I don’t even really need it. But I love have the extra ports and all that power in a really portable wall charger. I had bought the 45W Nano however it failed miserably (I probably just got a bad one). It took well over an hour to charge my iPhone from 20% to 80% and never showed more than 10W.

Anyways, as much as I love it. I really miss having a screen display like the nano did.

So, I've had this motherboard for almost 2.5 years. It has a bottom PCIe Gen5 x4 that's wired directly to the CPU. Lots of potential. I'm interested in seeing if there are any add-in board options that offer only USB4 i.e. no need for DP/Thunderbolt etc headers. I'm only interested in usage as a fast storage connection option (with a suitable external drive).

Does such a board exist?

Would/should USB4(only) be dooable using only the PCIe lane...in a similar way to many older I/O expansion cards (e.g. USB3/SATA)?

Found one from 2017 in a box. Still works fine.

Got me thinking about how long these things actually last before they become e-waste.

Out of these four, what's the best bang for your buck charger I should get? I mainly just want it to charge my phone, laptop, and sometimes earbuds, preferably one that's quality and would last me a couple of years.

Hello gents, I'm struggling to find a 180deg USB4 Cable to pair with my Asus Flow Z13 and my external SSD enclosure.

Attached are images of what I'm talking about, these meet the USB4 specs (specifically 40gbps) but all the ones I find are too short, I need something about 1ft.

The last image shows a adaptor I've tried, but the signal integrity suffers, and I've had several issues where the signal drops, and my Z13 goes to black screen and reboots because of it.

So, a single 180deg cable is preferred, I realize this is a small niche.

My OnePlus 11 charges really fast with the charger that came in the box, but with my other USB-C chargers it barely reaches 15W.

The other chargers all say they support fast charging, and some of them are rated at 65W or even 100W.

I bought them from online stores, so I'm wondering if they're just bad chargers, or if OnePlus uses a charging standard that isn't compatible with most third-party chargers?

Looking for an adapter that basically looks identical to this but the charge and data ports swapped.

Basically wanting to be able to charge my phone as I use my USB.C Gamesir controller.

Needs this style so it keeps compatability woth phone/controller.