EEVBlog also talked about this in a mailbag episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZQvSgdA2k&t=1839s
And they also have different cable versions available: https://caberqu.com/
Oh, that kind of bad usb cable. Still useful I guess.
Not sure what else, but the thing can tell you if a cable is USB2.0, USB3.0/3.1/… or just for charging.
I’m pretty sure they thought the article meant this type of badusb cable. I did, too, at first.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://www.piped.video/watch?v=rEZQvSgdA2k&t=1839s
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I have a really cool one of those for serial cables
There are superior versions of this that include every physical USB port (A, B, C, Micro, Mini, and even lightning) so that you can test any cable instead of just type C to type C.
If it tested the resistance i would be great.
There are some cheap testers for that. Even om amazon
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Given the common frustration with dodgy or underperforming USB-C cables, this seems like a straightforward solution to weed out the bad ones. The community’s insights and additional resources like the YouTube review and alternative products enrich the conversation further. y9