3 ms·
Seriously. Who hasn’t wiggled a headphone connector and heard the static? And you want to run 40Gbps over that?!
by dcrazy 6mo ago
Seriously. Who hasn’t wiggled a headphone connector and heard the static? And you want to run 40Gbps over that?!
- dTal 6mo agoAs with headphones, you can always just not wiggle it! Or arrange so that it doesn't rotate once it's fully inserted. There's nothing magical about the contacts in a USB connector.
- dcrazy 6mo ago> You can always just not wiggle it Surely you understand how USB cables are used in reality? “Don’t wiggle it” is not practical advice. > There’s nothing magical about the contacts in a USB connector. Of course not. What’s special is the connector that holds it securely in place, and allows all 24 pins to make contact without shorting.
- diydsp 6mo agoStatic is bc of the scrawny wires though. Anyway, usb-c receptacles could be countersunk to help that fumbling problem. Right angle connectors could help, too.
- dcrazy 6mo agoYou still have the problem of temporarily connecting every pin as you plug it in. USB-C has 24 pins and all are used. That would be a TRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRS connector.