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"This seller is taking a break until Feb. 9, 2023" - any good alternatives in the mean-time? (Tindie has a couple as you mention, just looking for specific recs

"This seller is taking a break until Feb. 9, 2023" - any good alternatives in the mean-time? (Tindie has a couple as you mention, just looking for specific recs.) Searching for "usb c cable tester" on every major search engine pretty much solely returns port testers despite "cable tester" being in quotes. The product category must be pretty stark (and my god do search engines suck now). I'm also pondering a way to mark my cables with the results of this thing. Color bands (like resitors) with nail polish or something?

Eisenstein 4y ago
I have heard good things about this one: * https://www.tindie.com/products/petl/usb-c-cable-tester-c2c-caberqu/ https://www.tindie.com/products/petl/usb-c-cable-tester-c2c-... but I have no experience with it, so I can't recommend it personally. You should ask on the /r/usbchardware subreddit. They are generally a friendly bunch and have experience with these exact use-cases. EDIT: re:color code marking: * https://sa.lj.am/usbccccc/ https://sa.lj.am/usbccccc/
kalleboo 4y ago
I have this one https://aliexpress.com/item/1005002835878171.html https://aliexpress.com/item/1005002835878171.html As opposed to the one GP linked which just shows which lanes are connected (i.e. if it's only USB2 or not, it has an e-marker or not), this one is fully featured: it reads the actual contents of the E-marker, revealing if the cable supports 100W, Thunderbolt, etc. It even sometimes shows the chipset brand name in the cable! It can also check Qualcomm QC and USB-PD chargers to see what voltages/amperages they support. Some "screenshots" of it in use https://bitbang.social/@kalleboo/109391700632886806 https://bitbang.social/@kalleboo/109391700632886806
- Eisenstein 4y ago
  Thanks. Do you speak (or read) Chinese? If not, how did you find that?
  - Goz3rr 4y ago
    You don't have to understand Chinese to browse aliexpress, it's all in english
    - Eisenstein 4y ago
      The page that the parent linked certainly is not, which is why I asked.
      - Goz3rr 4y ago
        Ah, Aliexpress has a tendency to randomly select a language, there should be a language dropdown in the top right (or top left if it has decided on arabic)
  - kalleboo 4y ago
    I don't read Chinese, IIRC I found it through another listing with more English and searched for the model number this listing was just cheaper (I can read Japanese Kanji though, which along with the screenshots which are pretty clear on the feature set gave me the confidence this is the right thing)

Eisenstein 4y ago

I have heard good things about this one: * https://www.tindie.com/products/petl/usb-c-cable-tester-c2c-caberqu/ https://www.tindie.com/products/petl/usb-c-cable-tester-c2c-... but I have no experience with it, so I can't recommend it personally. You should ask on the /r/usbchardware subreddit. They are generally a friendly bunch and have experience with these exact use-cases. EDIT: re:color code marking: * https://sa.lj.am/usbccccc/ https://sa.lj.am/usbccccc/

kalleboo 4y ago

I have this one https://aliexpress.com/item/1005002835878171.html https://aliexpress.com/item/1005002835878171.html As opposed to the one GP linked which just shows which lanes are connected (i.e. if it's only USB2 or not, it has an e-marker or not), this one is fully featured: it reads the actual contents of the E-marker, revealing if the cable supports 100W, Thunderbolt, etc. It even sometimes shows the chipset brand name in the cable! It can also check Qualcomm QC and USB-PD chargers to see what voltages/amperages they support. Some "screenshots" of it in use https://bitbang.social/@kalleboo/109391700632886806 https://bitbang.social/@kalleboo/109391700632886806

Eisenstein 4y ago
Thanks. Do you speak (or read) Chinese? If not, how did you find that?
- Goz3rr 4y ago
  You don't have to understand Chinese to browse aliexpress, it's all in english
  - Eisenstein 4y ago
    The page that the parent linked certainly is not, which is why I asked.
    - Goz3rr 4y ago
      Ah, Aliexpress has a tendency to randomly select a language, there should be a language dropdown in the top right (or top left if it has decided on arabic)
- kalleboo 4y ago
  I don't read Chinese, IIRC I found it through another listing with more English and searched for the model number this listing was just cheaper (I can read Japanese Kanji though, which along with the screenshots which are pretty clear on the feature set gave me the confidence this is the right thing)