Timeline for Is there a USB 3.0 male (power +data) toY-Split USB male (data only) and usb male (power only) cable?
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| Aug 27, 2019 at 16:15 | vote | accept | David Sondergaard | ||
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| Jun 10, 2019 at 20:15 | comment | added | myrdd | I highly suggest not to use such Y cables with two different sources, only with one source, e.g. a PC. Otherwise you'd be connecting two +5V power sources with the cable. Even both item descriptions say: ”link 1 USB device into 2 USB Ports on your PC for more power“ | |
| Jun 10, 2019 at 15:56 | comment | added | myrdd |
shorter URLs: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NIGO4NM, https://www.newegg.com/p/181-002E-00083
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| Jun 6, 2019 at 14:56 | comment | added | Romen | Even that one is possibly no good, it's designed to receive power from both USB ports (which are female for some reason) and this would mean the laptop battery is still giving power to the portable display. Maybe there's a way to limit or disable the laptop's power output though... | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 10:13 | history | edited | Houbie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 5, 2019 at 21:55 | comment | added | Houbie | I added a USB 3.0 variant :) | |
| Jun 5, 2019 at 21:55 | history | edited | Houbie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 5, 2019 at 21:01 | comment | added | Romen | This specific cable will not work for a USB 3.0 monitor. | |
| Jun 4, 2019 at 14:03 | history | answered | Houbie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |