3 ms·

Sorry, I think this must remain a fantasy. Physics is unlikely to comply with your request, no matter how convenient it would be.

jrockway 3y ago
The key is to use the USB cable itself as the heating element in the boiler.
- mr_toad 3y ago
  Better yet create a 3000W wireless charger, and you can just stick the pot directly on it.
  - jrockway 3y ago
    Microwave oven / wireless charger... same thing!
vbezhenar 3y ago
What's wrong with physics in this scenario? Tune up voltage as necessary, split it via several wires, I think it'll work.
pshc 3y ago
If only LK-99 had panned out...
Dylan16807 3y ago
Physics isn't the problem. USB-C is currently specified for 1.25 amps per pin at 48 volts. If you decide you don't need any data wires and make all 24 pins hot, with the shield as the return path, that's already 1500 watts. And I'm sure you could tweak it to get somewhat more.
- ben-schaaf 3y ago
  Afaik the power cables are substantially thicker than the data ones (and likely better isolated). There's also only 8 unique connections: power, ground and 6 data lines. At best you could get 3x the power with the same pinout.
  - Dylan16807 3y ago
    Those are cables that still support high speed data. If you sacrifice data, you get a lot more pins. Protocol and pinout incompatibility is a bad idea but it has nothing to do with physics.
    - ben-schaaf 3y ago
      If you're discounting protocol and pinout why not just change the connector too while you're at it?
      - Dylan16807 3y ago
        Because someone said physics won't comply, and that's silly. We're well within the physical limits of power delivery that won't catch fire. Also as a sibling comment states, it's arguably not a worse violation of those things than the existing ability to change voltage.
        idiotsecant 3y ago
        Review the cross sectional area of a USB cable, review NEC ampacity for stranded conductors, and get back to me.
        Dylan16807 3y ago
        What? The hypothetical was reusing the plug, not reusing existing cables. The person you were responding to explicitly mentioned that the cables would need to be upgraded. For example, a full-size extension cord can be soldered to a USB-C plug without much difficulty. Whatever wire gauge you want, it can be done. The bottleneck is the pins, and there's 24 of them.

jrockway 3y ago

The key is to use the USB cable itself as the heating element in the boiler.

mr_toad 3y ago
Better yet create a 3000W wireless charger, and you can just stick the pot directly on it.
- jrockway 3y ago
  Microwave oven / wireless charger... same thing!

vbezhenar 3y ago

What's wrong with physics in this scenario? Tune up voltage as necessary, split it via several wires, I think it'll work.

pshc 3y ago

If only LK-99 had panned out...

Dylan16807 3y ago

Physics isn't the problem. USB-C is currently specified for 1.25 amps per pin at 48 volts. If you decide you don't need any data wires and make all 24 pins hot, with the shield as the return path, that's already 1500 watts. And I'm sure you could tweak it to get somewhat more.

ben-schaaf 3y ago
Afaik the power cables are substantially thicker than the data ones (and likely better isolated). There's also only 8 unique connections: power, ground and 6 data lines. At best you could get 3x the power with the same pinout.
- Dylan16807 3y ago
  Those are cables that still support high speed data. If you sacrifice data, you get a lot more pins. Protocol and pinout incompatibility is a bad idea but it has nothing to do with physics.
  - ben-schaaf 3y ago
    If you're discounting protocol and pinout why not just change the connector too while you're at it?
    - Dylan16807 3y ago
      Because someone said physics won't comply, and that's silly. We're well within the physical limits of power delivery that won't catch fire. Also as a sibling comment states, it's arguably not a worse violation of those things than the existing ability to change voltage.
      - idiotsecant 3y ago
        Review the cross sectional area of a USB cable, review NEC ampacity for stranded conductors, and get back to me.
        Dylan16807 3y ago
        What? The hypothetical was reusing the plug, not reusing existing cables. The person you were responding to explicitly mentioned that the cables would need to be upgraded. For example, a full-size extension cord can be soldered to a USB-C plug without much difficulty. Whatever wire gauge you want, it can be done. The bottleneck is the pins, and there's 24 of them.