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neodypsis · on April 12, 2023

Cool, didn't know they exist.

Abishek_Muthian · on April 13, 2023

Also now USB-C condom is also available, It was an issue since USB-C used data lines to negotiate voltage and I was tracking its need on my problem validation for a while now[1].

[1] https://needgap.com/problems/73-usb-type-c-condom-usb-cybers...

codethief · on April 13, 2023

> Also now USB-C condom is also available

Oh, I didn't know that! So what is the solution for USB-C? How do the new USB condoms work?

Abishek_Muthian · on April 13, 2023

I'm not completely sure, I read on reddit that USB-C condom has some form of proxy circuit to negotiate voltage; I hope someone with better knowledge in this can explain it better.