Thursday, November 26, 2015

OnePlus confirms that its USB Type-C cables and adapters can damage external power sources

About a couple of weeks ago, Google engineer Benson Leung reviewed the USB Type-C cable and adapter that come with the OnePlus 2, finding that both of them use non-standard resistors which may damage to external power sources in certain circumstances. 
 
 
Back when Leung first made his claims, OnePlus insisted that “the OnePlus USB Type-C cable and adapter are compliant with USB 2.0 and Type-C 1.0 protocols,” but technically we weren’t talking about either of those, and Leung’s objections had to do specifically with the USB type-C 1.1 standard.
Now OnePlus is ready to admit that Leung was right, and rather than the 10kΩ resistor currently in its USB type-C accessories, version 1.1 dictates that a 56kΩ resistor should instead be present.
 
 
OnePlus says that its USB Type-C cable and adapter will not create any trouble as long as they are being used with the OnePlus 2. Those who've purchased the cable or the adapter separately can get a full refund by heading over to the source link below and filling out the form there.
 
Source: OnePlus

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