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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour 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