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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (7 children)

So much harder to solder, making repairing my stuff more difficult :(

Also, a USB cable is no longer a USB cable. Now I have to guess what the rated wattage was, if it's power only/data only/mixed.

All in all, a step back in my opinion.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Thats interesting - how many wires are in the actual sleeve, compared to an older USB?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    12 in USB-C (1).

    4 in previous USB specs. (2). If the device just needed power, no data transfer, you would just use 2 of those 4.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh wow, yeah that must indeed be a pain to solder. Though I guess there's some redundancy built-in, such that if one wire goes down the cable can still deliver something?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Though I guess there's some redundancy built-in, such that if one wire goes down the cable can still deliver something?

    You guessed wrong! If one is misconnected the whole thing breaks down :) It's a nightmare for repairability, as the plug is often the first thing to fail

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    The receptacle is the issue - it can have up to 24 pins (though usually it's 12ish), all bunched up in just a slightly larger space than on a micro usb receptacle which has 4 pins. So it takes some good skill to replace.

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