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I don't know if the cable can actually support 240W. But I think 240W ÷ 20V = 12A
Wow, that's some terrible maths on my part!
Given that the max PD voltage would be 20V (correct me if I'm wrong)
PD 3.1 allows for up to 48V and the max current remains 5A.
48V * 5A = 240W
How Is it freebie?
My bad. I accidentally clicked on the freebie box.
Awesome. Cancelled order on other deal and ordered this. Cheers
Buy now think later.
I'll put it with the pile of USB C cables.
think a lot of it is puffery, probably works fine to 100W for most people and few people have something beyond that …for high wattage you’d prefer shorter cables.
What appliance with a USB-C port would require 240W?
Laptop, Macbook?
My PC is 240W…. by 350H
Okay. I thought laptops and Macbooks required a lot less.
Ulysses31 was joking about the pc dimensions
Framework 16 (allegedly) takes 240W if you have the charger.
Slight problem being that I don't think anyone sells a charger that does 48V 5A yet. Even Framework's own charger (Chicony OEM) is a 36V 5A one. So uhh, I don't think there's really any way of testing that one outside of a lab.
There's also the usual decoy/trigger boards that you can buy that will negotiate with the charger for X voltage, so you can power up your whatever legacy devices with USB chargers, if you wish.
The standards are extended to 240w for a good reason. A lot of products can and will be using that in the near future.
Edit: also I would think this as power plug at this point the. “USB cable” because they are becoming just that. (For everything that accepts DC that is)
A small thermo nuclear weapon.
The more high end gaming/workstation laptops with GPU and good CPU will use that at full gaming/render load.
And with fast charge tech going into more things even low performing laptops will start wanting that for superfast charging, phones are at 45W.
Plus USBC PD is becoming a standard power supply for everything, very likely we will see monitors, midsize TVs, tools, lamps, fans, stick vacs coming with no supply and expecting users to provide their own.
"It saves waste" really just cost cutting.
EU may even mandate it like they did with phones.
Didn't need it
Buy now
Damn it, this fomo always gets me!
Bought this last time it was posted . The cable looked generic, no indication of wattage and protocol supported on the packaging. Had to return it for the same reason.
$10 for two. Would it still be worth it?
There are cables with better build quality floating around for the similar price range. But still it's a good price.
I have a USB-C cable tester that reads e-markers, I can report back once it arrives if I don't forget
Update: The e-marker chip inside both cables in this set identifies itself as a USB2.0 speed, 50V/5A (passive, 0-1m length class, Vendor ID 0x2E87)
Unfortunately I have nothing to test more than 100W with
Interesting - what cable tester did you use?
I both cables on my FNB58 and it does not detect an eMarker chip.
However it does not actually do 48V testing, though I was under the impression it could still read the eMarker. But perhaps not!
The cables themselves and the packaging don't mention 240W.
I bought these just to do some testing on, so not too worried. Might be an excuse for a newer tester.
@Prong: I have the FNB58 as well, it's pretty fun to play around with. The detection on this cable is funky and it only detects it for a second then goes back to searching. You need to power the fnirsi via usb-a (not the PC microUSB port) for the marker to be read. Also make sure to turn on PD COM switch before plugging the Lisen cable in.
I assume the emarker is some knockoff one especially that it claims the cable is 0-1m long even though it's almost 2m long. Potentially also the reason why it goes away after 0.5-1s. But could also be FNB58 firmware bug and should be enough to trick a charger as I had no issues selecting 105W PD3.0 preset with it.
Using the fnirsi resistance test, both cables from the set were showing around 100 mOhm higher resistance at a set static 1A load than a good quality 20cm USB-C 3.2gen2 10Gbps 100W Dockcase hub cable I tested with. This result is 2x better than another 2m USB-C cable (magnetic, 200 mOhm) that I have that's rated for 100W.
So overall I think not a bad cable. Especially for this price. But not sure if I'd trust it with 240W lol.
Hope this helps!
@drasticmeasures1337: Ahhhhh interesting, and thanks for that very handy bit of info! I can confirm mine does the same when powered by the micro USB port, or the USB-A port.
I had not come across that peculiarity before - or any other cables that should have eMarker chips, but they don't detect correctly. I wonder why the PC port results in not reading this particular eMarker…
I got the cable without any details. Its product number is 2E334 and looks like cheap chinese cable. Going to return them.
@Donask: Indeed it doesn't have any markings but it doesn't really have to, no USB-C charger will allow more than 60W on any cable that doesn't identify itself with an emarker chip. And this cable does and works with 100W it seems. Would I trust it with 240W? Probably not, but for this price I could risk charging some devices with it lol.
@drasticmeasures1337: So I have no idea when it comes to USB-C tech and specs, but from your comments and some anomalies in the advert other members' have found and commented on, I'm returning mine today. Not keen to plug in a > $2.6k device to something that many are umming and ahing about 🤓
@AnDyStYLe: As I mentioned earlier he resistance of the cable seems fine and quite better than another 5A cable I have of reasonable quality, and the emarker chip seems to report being able to handle 240W.
Everyone is umming and ahhing about this because it's some noname brand without any extra markers on the cable itself, not specifically because the cable has been proven to be bad.
Also do keep in mind that the regular price for that pair of cables is $30 so it's not too cheap outside this deal.
I'll be using it for charging my laptop, not too fussed about it after the tests I've done, but I am not a reviewer of anything and my tools are just a hobbyist's tools, so if you don't feel confident returning it is probably the way.
@drasticmeasures1337: What's the final on the data transfer?
Is it USB 2 speeds, I.e. only good for charging?
Can it be used for data transfer and DP?
is usb2
Says 480mbit, is USB 2.0 rates. Don't get it for data transfer or dock/monitor use.
There are plenty of cables on Amazon or AliExpress that claim 20 or 40gbit and 100W+ power delivery though (Of varying and unknown quality…)
The high power cables are never good for data.
They do it, but slow.
Phones tend to cheap out on their data port anyway and just expect you too use wifi synch utility.
Ordered 1 thanks 🙏
The description notes:
WHAT YOU GET: We provide this USB C to USB C Cable 3 PACK
So is it 2 or 3?
2, that's just a copy paste from another 3 pack item.
thanks for the OP
Is it expired?
Doesn't seem to stack. Gives me 15.89.
yup gave me $12.89
Yeah I also got 10% extra for 12.89 total. FU53PRGW doesn't work
Meh $5 more, still a bargain.
Thanks!
I needed some new charge cables. $12.89 here
Can't believe I missed this.
Sorry, but I'm very sceptical of the 240W claim given the length!
Given that the max PD voltage would be 20V (correct me if I'm wrong), that would mean 20A current, which I just don't see happening.