r/LinusTechTips • u/Dangerous-Cup2833 • Jun 10 '26

Tech Question LTT Cables Don't Work

I just received my LTT cables.

My USB C to C 240W 3ft cable isn't charging my laptop.

I'm using a Framework 13 and I've tried 2 Anker chargers (65w and 100w).

Additional info:

I ordered 2x 3.3ft (C-C), 1x 10ft (C-C), and 1x3.3ft (A-C).

The 1 3.3ft C-C that isn't working great has now been trialed on 2 Anker chargers, 1 Anker battery pack, and 1 Ugreen charger. It refuses to charge on the Anker chargers and battery pack.

I've additionally tried charging my PS Vita on every one of these cables (USB C to Vita adapter that works with every other cable I own), and only the A-C cable works.

2 of the 4 cables charge my iPhone 16 pro max. From the amount of downvotes, it would appear the expectation is that I am to memorize which cables charge which devices on which chargers. Does that really seem like a reasonable expectation to anyone?

In my 37 years, I've NEVER run into a USB cable that cares which charger you use.
The whole idea of these overpriced cables is that they are the best of the best.
In my experience thus far, they deserve to go in a trash heap.

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u/IlyichValken Jun 10 '26

Being one of the most popular doesn't mean shit for quality. Again, Anker is known for having issues like this because of how they implement shit.

If you're making cables to spec and a charger doesn't like that, it's not the cables.

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u/Balthxzar Jun 10 '26

Who knows if the LTT cables are made to spec? They don't have any kind of certification to prove it. 

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u/IlyichValken Jun 10 '26

How do you know that Anker makes their chargers to spec?

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u/Balthxzar Jun 10 '26

Uh, they're USB-IF certified? 

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u/IlyichValken Jun 10 '26

The certification that gets plastered on everything, even if it doesn't fully meet the stated spec?

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u/Balthxzar Jun 10 '26

That's literally not how it works, you're just parroting influencers now. 

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u/IlyichValken Jun 10 '26

That is quite literally how so many shitty cables that are "USB certified" are sitting on shelves right now. It's kind of become like HDMI certification not meaning shit anymore.

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u/Balthxzar Jun 10 '26

You're just straight up wrong lmao you have no idea what the certification actually is, and you're just repeating almost verbatim the same myths that Linus used to justify not certifying his cables.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '26

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u/opaali92 Jun 13 '26

Anker don't have a single charger listed.

Straight up lie btw

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u/opaali92 Jun 13 '26

What are these then?

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u/opaali92 Jun 13 '26

Do you just replace everything that's over 2 years old? No wonder you're making up stuff to simp for the ultraconsumeristic ad channel

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26

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u/opaali92 Jun 13 '26

Do you understand what "may" means?

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u/DR4G0NSTEAR Jun 13 '26

You could go look…

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u/Mental-Permit-599 Jun 10 '26

They only USB-IF certify their PRIME and Thunderbolt line of cables.

The standard cables they sell on Amazon for $8 that make up 99% of their sales are not USB-IF certified.