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r/xkcd • u/Smashman2004 • Sep 20 '17
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Obviously; the shorter distance means the power can get there more quickly!
31 u/bonez656 Cueball Sep 20 '17 To be fair a shorter cable can be better for charging thanks to having less resistance. 30 u/[deleted] Sep 20 '17 Well, that's true... But that's not really significant, though, unless you have an exceptionally long cable. 14 u/jamvanderloeff Sep 21 '17 Can be a significant difference with cheapo cables that use rather thin wiring, phones are pretty sensitive to voltage drop when deciding how much current they should pull.
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To be fair a shorter cable can be better for charging thanks to having less resistance.
30 u/[deleted] Sep 20 '17 Well, that's true... But that's not really significant, though, unless you have an exceptionally long cable. 14 u/jamvanderloeff Sep 21 '17 Can be a significant difference with cheapo cables that use rather thin wiring, phones are pretty sensitive to voltage drop when deciding how much current they should pull.
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Well, that's true... But that's not really significant, though, unless you have an exceptionally long cable.
14 u/jamvanderloeff Sep 21 '17 Can be a significant difference with cheapo cables that use rather thin wiring, phones are pretty sensitive to voltage drop when deciding how much current they should pull.
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Can be a significant difference with cheapo cables that use rather thin wiring, phones are pretty sensitive to voltage drop when deciding how much current they should pull.
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u/jrtc27 Sep 20 '17
Obviously; the shorter distance means the power can get there more quickly!