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| sokoloff:
--- Quote from: eti on September 17, 2020, 02:32:50 am ---Whoop de doo, it's "symmetrical" so stupid lazy consumers who are too clumsy and lazy, don't plug it in the wrong way around. Don't see the issue tbh - when was the last time anyone complained that inserting a polarised mains plug into a wall outlet was "a problem"? The 12th of never is when. --- End quote --- Well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30K2hhnV88I&feature=youtu.be&t=216 |
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| CatalinaWOW:
Rant noted. With all apologies for small sample size, my extended family has a good mixture of Apple, Android and other small electronic products. And have had cable failures in all of them. My observation is that the failure rate is more dependent on the user than on the configuration. With a couple of family members able to generate high failure rates on the "respected" Apple products. If you want a truly reliable connector system go with military or industrial connectors. You will take a substantial size and convenience hit. Those jack screws take time to tighten/loosen. Same for screwing in circular connector shells. |
| wraper:
--- Quote from: CatalinaWOW on September 18, 2020, 01:34:14 am ---And have had cable failures in all of them. My observation is that the failure rate is more dependent on the user than on the configuration. With a couple of family members able to generate high failure rates on the "respected" Apple products. --- End quote --- It's because apple bent the knee to goddamn stupid Greenpeace activists and doesn't use PVC since 2009. The result is cable insulation splitting after a few months of use which results in tons of e-waste filling landfills. |
| dl6lr:
--- Quote from: CatalinaWOW on September 18, 2020, 01:34:14 am ---And have had cable failures in all of them. --- End quote --- A failing cable is easy to replace, a failing connector on the PCB is not that easy to replace (for the end user). The latter was a major problem with Mini-USB, where the contacts of the "sockets" failed and the cable side stayed OK. One of the design goals of Micro USB was, that the cable "plug" will fail and not the contacts of the PCB side. In my personal view, they reached that goal. A weakness of Micro-USB cables seems to be the rather poor springs that should hold the cable in the socket and that will fail easily, requiring a new cable more often than necessary. I had several cables that will just fall out of the device on minor movements within a year of usage. --- Quote from: CatalinaWOW on September 18, 2020, 01:34:14 am ---If you want a truly reliable connector system go with military or industrial connectors. --- End quote --- Anyone remembers the IBM multi port Microchannel cards? They had a multi contact connector and a thick cable (going to the break out box) that stiff, you could use it to push back your truck. A colleague broke the card and the slot it was in by moving his PC, not minding the cable in the back... A more robust connector alone is not a solution for every situation. And I have seen industrial/military grade devices where the user has "successfully contacted" a D-SUB or ribbon connector the wrong way. :clap: Do not use force, just grab a bigger hammer... Regards, Bernd |
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