lemmur@szmer.info to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoUSB C vs USB Amessage-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareUSB C vs USB Alemmur@szmer.info to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTolookahlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoSoldering. A USB-a connector has 4 pins and a few holes for chassis. A USB-c connector has 24 pins in a smaller space, plus a few for chassis. Having hand soldered each, A is better.
minus-squareyonder@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoI had a project that used usb-c along with the appropriate resistors for usb-PD and while soldering the resistors would have been doable, for the port I caved in and got it assembled for me.
Soldering. A USB-a connector has 4 pins and a few holes for chassis.
A USB-c connector has 24 pins in a smaller space, plus a few for chassis. Having hand soldered each, A is better.
I had a project that used usb-c along with the appropriate resistors for usb-PD and while soldering the resistors would have been doable, for the port I caved in and got it assembled for me.