Tronsmart USB Type-C Braided Cable 1m 2 Pack $6.99 US (~ $9.23 AU) @ Geekbuying

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Darkscythe on 21/06/2017 - 23:03 geekbuying.com (474 clicks)
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I was after some 1m USB Type-C cables after a recent phone upgrade and managed to negotiate $8 off the 2 pack of Tronsmart USB A to USB C cables.

The 1.8m cables in this deal were too long for what I needed plus I noticed a few people also wanted the shorter cables.

The braided version isn't officially Benson-approved as yet (AFAIK) though he's given the tick of approval on other Tronsmart USB Type-C cables and it does feature the required 56k resistor.

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  SnoozeAndLose on 21/06/2017 - 23:09

  Store on title please

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    Darkscythe on 21/06/2017 - 23:10

    Fixed. Thanks

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  MeesusEff on 21/06/2017 - 23:36

  Does length affect charging capabilities? I once bought like a 5m cable and overnight only charged 30%, since then have always steered away from 1m+ :(

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    caprimulgus on 21/06/2017 - 23:45

    +2

    Length is one thing that can affect charging speed, but it depends on the gauge of the wire. A longer cable with thicker wire (lower AWG) may carry current better than a shorter cable made of thinner (higher AWG) wire.

    But yes, a long cable that is cheaply made with thinner wire can struggle to charge at full speed. Thicker cables will do better for long distances.

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      Click_It on 22/06/2017 - 00:14

      +1

      You hit the nail on the head, 100% right.

      Can't say I've ever even seen a 5M charge cable but it'd want to be a heavy duty thick copper wire. Over 5m we're talking a pretty serious cable to make up for that length. Chances are the AWG needed would be extremely hard to find. I had a 3m one once (cheapy from eBay) which could only manage about 10% over 12 hours of charge time. Now most of my cables are 1M and high quality, sometimes 2M.

      Quality costs money. This is especially important for USB Type-C. The cables should be "benson approved" to avoid potential damage to your phones. I think Tronsmart should be okay (I have older MicroUSB Tronsmart which have been great) but haven't checked their Type-C's. I get Blitzwolf too and they've been great so far.

      The only reason I'm not upvoting this deal is the price seems a little on the high side, if their cables are comparable to Blitzwolf I paid a few bucks less for 2 of those not long ago.

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        MeesusEff on 22/06/2017 - 10:23

        woops sorry maybe 3m, just realised my room isnt that long haha

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        Click_It on 22/06/2017 - 17:52

        @kza2610:

        All good. Yeah I had a cheap 3m cable from ebay once, I ended up using it as a tie rope for something. Did a much better job there than it ever did at charging phones.

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  yellowrhino93 on 22/06/2017 - 00:09

  is there a deal on just C-C cables instead of A-C?

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    Click_It on 22/06/2017 - 00:16

    +1

    I can't wait until the world goes in that direction. Dump A completely and let's just have C-C. I'm tempted to hold out on my powerbank purchase until I can get C-C, and planning to get that in my wall charger and car chargers. They're out there but still quite rare :/

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      yellowrhino93 on 22/06/2017 - 00:52

      My PC and my laptop both have it as well as my phone I'm ready!

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        Click_It on 22/06/2017 - 17:50

        Oh cool I'm behind the times then, didn't realise laptops already had them. Makes lots of sense in a world of miniaturisation.

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  [Deactivated] on 22/06/2017 - 07:30

  +1

  I hope they're better quality then their Lightning cables. I purchased 2 tronsmart ones, only one worked out of the box and that stopped charging after a few weeks.

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  HONDA4LIFE on 22/06/2017 - 07:34

  Thanks, got one, for a future phone…

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  silvion on 22/06/2017 - 11:11

  Just purchased two lots. Thanks OP!