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Do sanitising adapters exist, that make sure only power and power related data flows?
by Traubenfuchs 4y ago
Do sanitising adapters exist, that make sure only power and power related data flows?
- pcl 4y agoYes. I believe that they usually only deliver low power levels, but so be it.
- altacc 4y agoOften called "USB condoms" they only have the power connected, no data. You can make a DIY version by cutting open a cable and cutting the data wires.
- chrismorgan 4y agoSometimes you’re lucky enough to even have cables fail in this way. I have a couple of cables that don’t work for data any more but do for charging, and I use this deliberately to power my Sony α6100 as a webcam—give it a USB cable with data, and it switches into a different mode (e.g. file transfer). (Why do USB cables last so poorly? I’ve never had an A to Micro-B cable last even a quarter of the spec’s minimum rated lifetime (10,000 insertion/removal cycles) before the Micro-B connector is uselessly unreliable, whether cheap or expensive—quite apart from the just-as-frequent failures at the clip/cable junction, like the ones I’m talking of here.)
- roxgib 4y agoI've received power only cables with a few devices, usually power banks. It annoyed me at the time but now I think I should hang on to them!