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It might be possible, theoretically, to build a breakaway adapter for USB-C. Maybe further downstream on the cable itself, so the USB-C plug remains in but the
by UnoriginalGuy 12y ago
It might be possible, theoretically, to build a breakaway adapter for USB-C. Maybe further downstream on the cable itself, so the USB-C plug remains in but the cable comes away and can be re-connected.
The ONLY problem with this is safety. USB-C can easily kill, so any breakaway would need to cut power reliably.
- mrob 12y agoUSB type C supports up to 20V DC for power delivery. It certainly can't "easily" kill. Assuming an unusually low 300ohm internal resistance, and electrodes piercing the skin and positioned such that current flows through the heart, that's still only 67mA. That's potentially lethal with AC, but well below any published threshold I can find for DC. Despite rumors of deaths from 9V DC with electrodes piercing the skin I'm unable to find any officially documented deaths from such low DC voltages.