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sam henri gold

I’d like to hock this braided USB-C cable with a power meter as one of my favorite things. i imagine this audience here is nerdy enough to appreciate it. it was some Amazon brand you’ve never heard of (Chipofy) but it’s a lovely little thing.

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Scott Jenson

@samhenrigold I have that exact model and I agree, it's VERY handy (and fun) Unfortunately, the display crapped out after 6 months with the VERY unfortunate side effect of the cable becoming completely unusable. I complained on Amazon and they immediately sent me a new one. We'll see this second one lasts.

sam henri gold

@scottjenson Products don't gracefully degrade anymore :/

hackguy

@samhenrigold this seems such a gimmick, but I have to get out my USB PD meter at least once a month because I think something is not charging properly, instead of just... seeing the charging power directly

sam henri gold

@Edent Yep! There's a little "PD" indicator that lights up.

Aside from that...
- It's USB 2 so I pretty much only use it for charging
- I've been able to use this on my laptop at the full 100W
- It doesn't show voltage or amps
- The display is typically correct within +/- 0.5w

devolute

@samhenrigold I like the look of it, but I worry that:
a) It'd give me another unhealthily distracting thing to obsess about.
b) It'd lead to an inconvenient house fire.

Sam Gross

@samhenrigold there’s a bunch of inexpensive brands, I like this little bit of nerdy informatics.

Peter Cohen

@samhenrigold I want to pronounce "Chipofy" to rhyme with Chipotle.

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