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| madires:
One's freedom ends where another's begins. When the free market starts hurting people shouldn't it be limited or regulated for the greater good? |
| emece67:
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| Zero999:
Polemic remarks aside, the problem is if USB-C is made mandatory, of course manufacturers could add another connector, if a better standard comes along, but they're still stuck with the having to have the old obsolete USB-C connector. Hopefully the law will be reviewed and updated, if necessary, top prevent this. |
| PlainName:
--- Quote ---Or are we concerned with things like electric toothbrushes or electric shavers that charge by sitting in a proprietary stand? --- End quote --- Well now, that's a thought. The regs don't cover them so this is, uh, dreamy hypothetical nonsense, of course. Let's suppose that toothbrushes are covered. On the one hand that would be great - no need to have to base plugged directly into the mains, which must make it a bit safer. And you can have it charging your toothbrush in the car if that's what turns you on. But OTOH you can see people trying plug a common or garden USB charger into a socket in the bathroom, and that's surely going to end in tears. I think this would be a good case not just for an exemption but for a ban. |
| Monkeh:
--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on June 24, 2022, 04:48:56 pm --- --- Quote ---Or are we concerned with things like electric toothbrushes or electric shavers that charge by sitting in a proprietary stand? --- End quote --- Well now, that's a thought. The regs don't cover them so this is, uh, dreamy hypothetical nonsense, of course. Let's suppose that toothbrushes are covered. On the one hand that would be great - no need to have to base plugged directly into the mains, which must make it a bit safer. And you can have it charging your toothbrush in the car if that's what turns you on. But OTOH you can see people trying plug a common or garden USB charger into a socket in the bathroom, and that's surely going to end in tears. I think this would be a good case not just for an exemption but for a ban. --- End quote --- They're generally wireless charging, so it's even more hypothetical. I already have a USB powered charger for my toothbrush, too.. --- Quote from: Zero999 on June 24, 2022, 04:22:55 pm ---Polemic remarks aside, the problem is if USB-C is made mandatory, of course manufacturers could add another connector, if a better standard comes along, but they're still stuck with the having to have the old obsolete USB-C connector. Hopefully the law will be reviewed and updated, if necessary, top prevent this. --- End quote --- One imagines if there is significant reason to switch to another connector for charging purposes, there will be loud enough noises made to change the requirements. |
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