• @Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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    471 day ago

    It’s not so much the connector; but the power delivery standard.

    Type A maxes out at 5v 3a = 15w and is often limited closer to 5v 1a = 5w for public-use charging ports.

    Type C and its power delivery standards can get as high as 50v 5a = 250w (though usually closer to 20v 5a = 100w)

    Then again… The negotiation for what voltage/amperage to supply happens over the data lines which you don’t want connected on a public charging port…

    I dont really see a good solution here.

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        1 day ago

        Yes, obviously that’s always been an option.

        I dont see a good solution for the topic we were actually talking about: creating high-power public use charging ports.

        • @myplacedk@lemmy.world
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          2 hours ago

          Charge the powerbank with the public charger. No data to steal, no expensive phone with sensitive electronics to break.

          • @med@sh.itjust.works
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            12 hours ago

            One day, I’m sure there will be a defcon talk about reprogramming powerbanks to fry devices.