ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square257fedilinkarrow-up1581arrow-down113cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1568arrow-down1external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square257fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarePupBiru@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agookay but the clip on rj connectors is a locking mechanism which usb just lacks… break off the clip and they’re relatively equvelent no?
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·9 months agoNo. USB uses friction retention, whereas a clip-retention cable sans clip has real risk of simply falling out.
okay but the clip on rj connectors is a locking mechanism which usb just lacks… break off the clip and they’re relatively equvelent no?
No. USB uses friction retention, whereas a clip-retention cable sans clip has real risk of simply falling out.