This tool for finding bad USB-C cables - eviltoast
USB-C Cable Tester Is Compact And Affordable
hackaday.com
We’ve all been bitten before by USB cables which were flaky, built for only charging, or just plain broken. With the increased conductor count and complexity of USB Type C, there are many mor…
  • Sagrotan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    10 months ago

    Am I missing something here or is this roughly the same what you get for 4 bucks from China? I mean, 30 euros plus shipping is a lot for a cable tester imo

    • phx@lemmy.caEnglish
      122·
      10 months ago

      Do you trust the $4 tester from China to test the suspect cheap cables from China?

      • XeroxCool@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        50% failure rate of the cables and 50% failure of the tester means a problem will be found 100% of the time, but it dmwont tell you where. Or something.