Amazon bans USB-c cables that can cause damage

Amazon prohibits providers on its site from selling USB-C cables that deviate from the standard. With this, the webshops want to prevent customers from having to deal with cables that turn out to be dangerous and cause damage.

Amazon has updated the “restricted products” page on its site, stating that USB-C cables that do not meet the USB Implementers Forum standard may not be sold on the site, Google engineer Benson Leung noted. on. Amazon does not check cables before they go on sale and it is therefore mainly a signal to providers not to put the cables on the site.

Leung previously made a list of cables that do meet the standard and are therefore safe to purchase. According to him, things often go wrong because manufacturers do not build in the necessary 56k weerstand resistance with a USB-C to USB-A 2.0 cable. As a result, the Chromebook tries to take the Pixel 3A out of the charger, while the USB-a side may not be able to handle it. As a result, damage may occur to a charger or USB hub. Smartphone manufacturer OnePlus has sold such cables, among others. Usb-c is the reversible USB connection that has been in use since last year in laptops, tablets and smartphones, among other things.