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Do you recommend any kind of port-saver magnetic cable ... something like https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Charging-Charger-Transfer-2018-2021/dp/B0B93VW72C http

Do you recommend any kind of port-saver magnetic cable ... something like https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Charging-Charger-Transfer-2018-2021/dp/B0B93VW72C https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Charging-Charger-Transfer-20... but with high speed data?

jacquesm 4y ago
I haven't used anything like that, for me the problem isn't tripping over cables but basically the force required to attach the cable in the first place. I guess a magnetic pigtail would reduce the number of times I need to insert the cable but a regular USB-C extension cable would do just as well for that purpose (and that's what I use right now). That's still not perfect because the 2 cm of plug sticking out of the side of the device is long enough to put substantial leverage on the soldered part inside the device but that seems to be a given. I do try to find the shortest possible plug to minimize that force, but can't find them much shorter than that.
ydant 4y ago
I had something similar to that on my MacBook and ended up giving up on it. I frequently ended up tripping a soft-fuse or something and the port would stop working until I either put the MacBook to sleep or shut it down (I forget which). Once it started back up, the port worked again. It was nice to have a "mag-safe" USB-C, but frustrating to have the port stop charging randomly - something I always ended up noticing when my laptop throttled down to a crawl as it reached near-0% battery.
danhor 4y ago
Magnetic cables aren't spec compliant, and for good reason. It's way easier to mess up with the voltage connections and fry the usb c port due to stray metal and a lot more exposed to ESD. You should avoid using them. https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/motlhn/magnetic_usbc_cables_are_not_recommended/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/motlhn/magnet...

jacquesm 4y ago

I haven't used anything like that, for me the problem isn't tripping over cables but basically the force required to attach the cable in the first place. I guess a magnetic pigtail would reduce the number of times I need to insert the cable but a regular USB-C extension cable would do just as well for that purpose (and that's what I use right now). That's still not perfect because the 2 cm of plug sticking out of the side of the device is long enough to put substantial leverage on the soldered part inside the device but that seems to be a given. I do try to find the shortest possible plug to minimize that force, but can't find them much shorter than that.

ydant 4y ago

I had something similar to that on my MacBook and ended up giving up on it. I frequently ended up tripping a soft-fuse or something and the port would stop working until I either put the MacBook to sleep or shut it down (I forget which). Once it started back up, the port worked again. It was nice to have a "mag-safe" USB-C, but frustrating to have the port stop charging randomly - something I always ended up noticing when my laptop throttled down to a crawl as it reached near-0% battery.

danhor 4y ago

Magnetic cables aren't spec compliant, and for good reason. It's way easier to mess up with the voltage connections and fry the usb c port due to stray metal and a lot more exposed to ESD. You should avoid using them. https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/motlhn/magnetic_usbc_cables_are_not_recommended/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/motlhn/magnet...