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Comment by whiterook6

4 hours ago

In case you didn't already know or haven't considered it, you can find right-angle usb-c MagSafe adaptors that basically allow the charging cable to disconnect from the device like MagSafe.

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genxy  3 hours ago

Most of these devices are a fire hazard. And in an environment where kids are needing magsafe, is probably the most dangerous for fire safety.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/motlhn/magnet...

  • realityfactchex  1 hour ago

    So true. Regarding those magnetic USB connectors: not just a fire hazard but also a tendency to eventually burn out whatever is on the other end of them IME.

    Maybe ok for giving power if you are careful I think, I never had any fires, knock on wood.

    But it's a bummer to zap/kill the data-functionality of USB ports on nice stuff just because a non-spec connector was used in between the two things being connected, for convenience.

    So I don't trust them except for conveniently connecting power to low-cost devices. Whether Neo fits that... I doubt but YMMV.

  • whiterock  3 hours ago

    oh, probably not enough contact pressure. resistance is inversely proportional to contact pressure after all.