Yeah that's true, but the USB HDD's usually draw a lot more power though don't they? And yes in my experience it's more the thinner cheaper cables, rather than the actual length itself?
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Yeah that's true, but the USB HDD's usually draw a lot more power though don't they? And yes in my experience it's more the thinner cheaper cables, rather than the actual length itself?
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Re: Charing phones, usb cable length and battery packs
Thinner cables would affect current as they have more resistance, which could lead to a hard drive not spinning up.
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I just breifly tested this, the loss over a 2m usb cable was incredibly minimal 1-2ma
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You get voltage drop, NOT a current loss from resistance.Originally Posted by Slankydudl
Copper wire has a incredibly low resistance, so give the low currents & short cables involved, Its hard to image cable crappy enough to cause issues, but yet there are.
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