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d-eD. E. 12/14/2020 at 14:380 Comments

Survey on USB-C cables

I checked several USB-C cables concerning voltage drop.

I set my electronic load to 2A and switched the Supercap Pi USV on with charged capacitors.

Keep in mind that if they are empty, the charge current of 1A adds to the 2A!

This measurement again shows that the only good supply solution is to use the official Raspi 4 power supply.

Cable TypelengthVoltage drop
Orzly® Neue Zertifizierte USB 3.0 Kabel (Amazon)1m340mV
Xaomi Mi9T pro cable1m610mV
USB Typ C Kabel, RAVIAD (Amazon)0.5m420mV
USB Typ C Kabel, RAVIAD (Amazon)3m650mV
Official Raspberry Pi 4 USB-C supply1.5m-70mV (Voltage at USB-C connector
of the Supercap Pi USV was 5.07V)

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