@ooli to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square254arrow-up1591arrow-down113cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squarePupBirulinkfedilink4•1 year 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-square@SpaceNoodlelinkEnglish14•1 year 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.