i.e. cables with high-speed capabilities like USB3 and Thunderbolt, as well as 5 A cables. They tap into the CC line on the cable, and can be queried by either the source or the sink – though ...

The other cost of this quality is weight and pliability. The cable weighs almost 3.5 ounces, making it the the heaviest cable we tested outside of the 4-meter (13-foot) cable we looked at above.

As a hobbyist, you no longer need to push 3 A through tiny MicroUSB connectors and underspecced cables to power a current ... USB-C power supplies always support 5 V and some are limited to ...