Usb universal serial bus cables are everywhere.
Usb to micro usb charging cable only.
Charging docks supply power and do not include a host device or data pins allowing any capable usb device to charge or operate from a standard usb cable.
It can theoretically replace a whole host of connector cables including.
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In a charge only cable the data wires are shorted at the device end otherwise the device may reject the charger as unsuitable.
However there are still some proven ways to find out if a usb cable is charge only or supports data transfer.
Usb type c is supposed to be the wunderkind of usb technology.
Because the usb implementers forum doesn t have any rule enforcing usb manufacturers to label or differentiate charge only cables from data transfer cables it is almost impossible to tell them apart.
The idea would be to cut a small usb extension cable in half and put about six feet of two conductor cable 18 gauge between them much less voltage drop than the 24 26 gauge power cord in the cables.
Printer cables laptop charging cables digital camera cables hdmi cables smartphone charging cables gaming console cables scanner and fax cables while micro usb cables can do a lot they can t go that far.
Any micro usb cable worth its salt even micro usb to usb c cables can carry up to 15 w of charging power although most tap out around 12 w and transfer data at sluggish usb 2 0 speeds.
Charging cables provide power connections but not data.
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If you ve ever needed to charge anything from smartphones to tablets to cameras and even new laptops you ve likely needed to use one.