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Mini/Micro USB also suffers from a superposition rule* much like the A connector: whenever you need a mini or micro cable, your drawer will be completely full o

Mini/Micro USB also suffers from a superposition rule* much like the A connector: whenever you need a mini or micro cable, your drawer will be completely full of the opposite type. * https://imgur.com/gallery/kYGTLjc https://imgur.com/gallery/kYGTLjc

m463 7y ago
My cheap lightning cables are not commutative. If it doesn't work, flip it over and it might work.
- gumby 7y ago
  I people have been voting this down, but I have seen this very occasionally in the wild. I don't have a good theory; my guess is either some tolerance combined with gunk on a pin or gunk on a bin that is dislodged by removal and re-insertion. But it doesn't happen enough for a good controlled experiment.
  - freeflight 7y ago
    I have the same problem with Anker lightning cables, which I don't consider that "cheap", on both an iPhone SE and an iPad air. The issue persists even after replacing the iPhone lightning port with a brand new one, across two different Anker cables. I guess I'll be sticking to original Apple cables, still, it's mildly infuriating.
  - m463 7y ago
    I suspect there is circuitry involved in these cables, and it is either not implemented, poorly implemented or prone to failure.
city41 7y ago
mini usb is basically extinct in my house. But now I’ve got the same conundrum with micro and usb-c. Oh what I wouldn’t give for one connector to rule them all.
- glenneroo 7y ago
  I've been using 2-in-1 Micro/USB-C cables found on AliExpress for about a year now and have been giving them out to all my friends as gifts. Haven't heard of any going bad yet. The ones I picked have "leashes" so that the USB-C cap doesn't get lost.
- tty2300 7y ago
  Currently my desktop keyboard, ereader and OP-1 have mini USB. Guess I'll be stuck with it for a long time
- majewsky 7y ago
  There are still new devices being sold with Mini-USB sockets, e.g. the handheld audio recorders by Zoom. (They plug into USB to function as external sound cards.)

m463 7y ago

My cheap lightning cables are not commutative. If it doesn't work, flip it over and it might work.

gumby 7y ago
I people have been voting this down, but I have seen this very occasionally in the wild. I don't have a good theory; my guess is either some tolerance combined with gunk on a pin or gunk on a bin that is dislodged by removal and re-insertion. But it doesn't happen enough for a good controlled experiment.
- freeflight 7y ago
  I have the same problem with Anker lightning cables, which I don't consider that "cheap", on both an iPhone SE and an iPad air. The issue persists even after replacing the iPhone lightning port with a brand new one, across two different Anker cables. I guess I'll be sticking to original Apple cables, still, it's mildly infuriating.
- m463 7y ago
  I suspect there is circuitry involved in these cables, and it is either not implemented, poorly implemented or prone to failure.

city41 7y ago

mini usb is basically extinct in my house. But now I’ve got the same conundrum with micro and usb-c. Oh what I wouldn’t give for one connector to rule them all.

glenneroo 7y ago
I've been using 2-in-1 Micro/USB-C cables found on AliExpress for about a year now and have been giving them out to all my friends as gifts. Haven't heard of any going bad yet. The ones I picked have "leashes" so that the USB-C cap doesn't get lost.
tty2300 7y ago
Currently my desktop keyboard, ereader and OP-1 have mini USB. Guess I'll be stuck with it for a long time
majewsky 7y ago
There are still new devices being sold with Mini-USB sockets, e.g. the handheld audio recorders by Zoom. (They plug into USB to function as external sound cards.)