I just went to charge my kitchen scale and it wouldn’t work until I dug out a USB-A -> C cable and plugged it into my desktop…
It just reminded me of how many devices like that I have. This scale, my wife’s sound torc, some car jumperstarters, and I think a one or two more…
I assume it’s because they just slap a usbc port on a dumb 5v circuit that doesn’t have a power negotiation controller. So the cable and the charger cant figure out the power needs of the device are and just never send any.
All of that because they couldn’t be bothered to put two resistors for the detect pin.
Remember, line must go up at any cost.
Bro have you SEEN the price of resistors lately?
……cuz I haven’t and I assume it’s fractions of a penny per.