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there's also the very real danger of identical ports bricking devices. See the nintendo switch issue where some users have bricked their devices due to nintendo
by eldaisfish 5y ago
there's also the very real danger of identical ports bricking devices. See the nintendo switch issue where some users have bricked their devices due to nintendo's implementation of USB C. This limits the chargers you can use and nintendo may well deny a warranty claim if a third-party charger was used.
Not the best source - https://old.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/87vmud/the_switch_is_not_usbc_compliant_and_overdraws/ https://old.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/87vmud/the_...
- Dylan16807 5y agoNot true, the bricking was from was blatantly broken chargers putting 9 volts onto low-voltage signal pins.
- eldaisfish 5y agothat's one explanation but there is another that is relevant to this thread - Nintendo diverging from the USB C standard implementation. End of the day, standards exist for a reason and nintendo diverged from the standard https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/08/heres-why-nintendo-switch-consoles-keep-frying/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/08/heres-why-nintendo-sw... If the port fails open—meaning pins just don't make electrical contact—there's usually no real harm done. But if they fail short—meaning pins are bridged electrically to pins they have no business connecting to—you may easily overvolt a pin. Remember that 6V absolute maximum rating on the Configuration Channel of the Switch's USB-C PD chip? Well, it's only 0.5mm away from the VBus (main power line), which carries 15V.