I LOVE USB-C, but I do not love this…
Posted Oct 27, 2022, 1:43 AM UTC
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These outlets are a fire hazard
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Are they? Can you elaborate?
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I think he means usbc also fits into the positive terminals.
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Ou mean hot terminal
There's is no positive or negative with AC current, only hot, ground and neutral...unless you use 240V, the you get 2 hot terminals instead of a neutral and a hot terminal
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No you don't lol a normal 240V outlet has 1 live 1 neutral 1 ground
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Ah, gotcha thx
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mine too
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Not possible to zap yourself by touching either plug. You'd have to be touching both. At least with Canadian wiring standards...
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The stakes for feeling around in the dark to plug in a charger have gotten immensely high.
The solidness of the Type-A is something I’ve taken for granted it seems
Type C seems plenty solid to me. I think your outlet sucks.
I disagree about it being solid. I do agree that the outlet is likely the problem in this scenario but in general, Type C is just smaller and therefore prone to being less sturdy.
Not really, sure it's smaller and it can mean that it's less sturdy, however that doesn't mean that it is (at least noticeably) less sturdy, so long as manufacturing and design has progressed as intended, then USB-C should be basically next to USB-A sturdiness wise
Nothing like a little bit of 120 to jolt you awake at midnight trying to plug this in