Ever Plugged A USB In Wrong? Of Course You Have. Here's Why

Discussion in 'hardware' started by ronjor, Jun 21, 2019.

  1. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

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    Josh Axelrod June 21, 2019
     
    ronjor, Jun 21, 2019
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  2. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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    I must admit, this has always been annoying as hell.
     
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  3. mirimir

    mirimir Registered Member

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    The old large format were ~impossible to plug in wrong. You had to really force it, and then it was broken.

    But the new ones go in wrong very easily. But I gather that there are safety features to prevent damage.
     
    mirimir, Jun 24, 2019
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