Why Amazon stopped selling some USB-C cable in the US? – BBC World

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Image caption The USB-C cables are becoming popular as connectors for electronic equipment.

Amazon, the US giant online trading, banned the sale of USB-C cables or type C in its distribution channels, when do not meet minimum quality standards

According to Amazon, the USB-C poor quality cables can endanger electronic equipment, which announced the following:. “selling any adapter is prohibited or USB-C (or USB Type-C) that does not meet the specifications issued by the USB Implementers Forum, Inc . “.

This entity is a group of companies that has developed, certified and released a standard for USB connectors, precisely to avoid these problems.

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The USB-C cables are more powerful than USB traditional and therefore can be used to charge computers in addition to smartphones , tablets and other devices that require less energy.

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Image caption it is relatively unusual for electronic equipment damaged by Connection issues.

The first devices using the USB-C cable came on the market last year.

The problem with some USB-C low quality was Reviewed by Benson Leung, a Google engineer who published in Google+ one post in which he claimed that not all cables of this type are the same.

he warned that ignoring the specifications, you run the risk of damaging hardware appliances by a change in electrical resistance.

This may occur instantaneously or gradually, depending on the type of cable and the type of adapter used.

it is very unusual that modern devices from damage by connection problems, according to an analyst at consulting firm IHS, Ian Fogg.

“Luckily, since very few smartphones and laptops using the new USB-C cables, the risk of using cables that do not meet minimum standards and can cause damage is reduced to a limited number of consumers, “said Fogg told the BBC.

However, he added that “by acting now, Amazon greatly reduces the risk of large-scale damage of electronic products in the future occur, as the USB-C cable becomes the most popular connector for new smartphones and laptops “.

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Image caption Amazon has said it will not sell cables that do not comply quality standards.

The new cable connectors are reversible, so there is no one way to connect the cables to the USB-C device port, and are as fine as the USB micro.

This made they were one of the keys, for example, that Apple could bring to market a thinner MacBook, since the USB connectors traditional are thicker.

This latest generation of USB also allows you to transmit various types of signal with the same connector: data, audio, video and energy. Therefore, you can charge the laptop and connect to standard USB devices or HDMI and D-Sub video.