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Let's see how the USB-C female connector fares after the same amount of use. Something tells me it'll be busted long before the cable part wears out. All Appl
by java-man 8y ago
Let's see how the USB-C female connector fares after the same amount of use. Something tells me it'll be busted long before the cable part wears out.
All Apple cables seem to have a weakness where the cable joins to the connector. A short PVC tube is no match for a gradually tapered part found on some Ethernet cables. And the fact that the user usually just yanks the cable instead of pulling on a tiny connector part...
- dsr_ 8y agoThere's an art to designing strain relief. Apple doesn't bother with it. I have a new electric kettle with a plug that incorporates a ring into the strain relief -- your fingers will always grab the ring to pull it out of the outlet, and that's where the cable-to-plug connection is strongest.
- java-man 8y agostrain relief, did not know that term. thank you.
- marsokod 8y agoUSB-C has been designed so that the male part is less resistant than the female part. This way, the connector on the device will see less stress and should last longer. Obviously they won't be last indefinitely, especially for a connector used as much as a power input. And I have no idea if all the connectors follow properly the standard regarding materials. But given the built quality of Apple cables, I doubt we will see the device connector wear before the cable is ripped apart by natural degradation, after 1 or 2 years.