USB connectors

[TorqueDirty]

Has anyone on the planet ever managed to put a USB connector in to a USB port the right way round, first time?

I have bigger issues in life but none that occur 15 times a day!

[SlimRick]

Nope - always the third attempt.

[boxst]

Quite a lot of the cables have the USB icon on the top of the cable to show you the right way round ....

USB-C will solve it anyway, although only Apple have really started to adopt it.

[TorqueDirty]

boxst said:

Quite a lot of the cables have the USB icon on the top of the cable to show you the right way round ....

USB-C will solve it anyway, although only Apple have really started to adopt it.

Even armed with this knowledge I still fail miserably. In fact I think some manufacturers put the icon on the wrong side on purpose!

[Sportidge]

All is explained in this simple graphic

[TorqueDirty]

Sportidge said:

All is explained in this simple graphic

I might have known that Schrödinger had an input in to the design!

[Mammasaid]

boxst said:

USB-C will solve it anyway, although only Apple have really started to adopt it.

Errrr, Nexus 5X, 6P, Pixel, Pixel C and Pixel XL, LG G5 & V20, Honor 8, etc all use USB C

[boxst]

Mammasaid said:

Errrr, Nexus 5X, 6P, Pixel, Pixel C and Pixel XL, LG G5 & V20, Honor 8, etc all use USB C

Phones, yes. Computers is what I meant. The iPhone I expect will keep its annoyingly proprietary connector.

[andrewrob]

boxst said:

Mammasaid said:

Errrr, Nexus 5X, 6P, Pixel, Pixel C and Pixel XL, LG G5 & V20, Honor 8, etc all use USB C

Phones, yes. Computers is what I meant. The iPhone I expect will keep its annoyingly proprietary connector.

My chinese laptop has USB C as do a fair few of the decent Dell models too.
Apple just went a bit too far and took away all of the other ports whilst they were at it!

Edited by andrewrob on Thursday 17th November 11:34

[Zod]

boxst said:

Mammasaid said:

Errrr, Nexus 5X, 6P, Pixel, Pixel C and Pixel XL, LG G5 & V20, Honor 8, etc all use USB C

Phones, yes. Computers is what I meant. The iPhone I expect will keep its annoyingly proprietary connector.

I am willing to bet that the iPhone 8 will be USB C. There will be gnashing of teeth by people who have bought lightning headphones.

[Ste1987]

The ultimate first world problem...

[Cotty]

boxst said:

Quite a lot of the cables have the USB icon on the top of the cable to show you the right way round ....

I suppose that works if you remember that the top is left on vertical slots.

[thebraketester]

Easy.

Just before you plug in the cable flip in 180' and it will fit in perfectly.

NB. Works 50% of the time

[ging84]

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