{"id":12034,"date":"2025-01-07T17:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/?p=12034"},"modified":"2025-01-07T17:15:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:15:30","slug":"on-usb-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/on-usb-c\/","title":{"rendered":"On USB-C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why is this such a faff? I have bought an HP with USB charging? It comes with a f’ing huge transformer, well not huge I used to have a model railway set. I want to use it with continental plugs; I bought a cheapish 65w USB plug, with a swiss connector i.e. type C which didn’t work from my house hold shaver socket. Bother. How do I fix this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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  1. The laptop comes with a mains plug, some brick\/box which I assume is the electrical converter and a big thick USB cable. Replacing the mains plug which has a trefoil or mickey mouse socket with an HP part is \u00a355 + VAT.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. I bought an adaptor<\/a> that claims to be 65w and to take 110 – 240v. I used one of the cables in the house using the USB port; no joy. I used both the 110 and 240v outlets. They both work with a phone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. I bought a 65w rated cable, used the USB port and the PD port, again no joy. This also charges a phone. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    How odd? Google is clear that HP Laptops should work with third party cables, and so is the Commission AFIAK?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here is what Quora says<\/a>, it should work? Can I measure the output of my adaptor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What am I doing wrong? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    See also my article on mains sockets<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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