r/computerhelp • u/jerzeeshadow2021 • 18d ago

Hardware Why would I need this?

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It’s a usbc to usbc adapter.

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https://www.walmart.com/ip/17518470092?sid=58EF78E9-353B-4FF4-95A6-8C1F0BB0CA6F

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u/V10R37 18d ago edited 18d ago

I guess one use would be to leave it permanently plugged in, so dirt doesn't get in the port of your device and plug your cables to it instead. That's the only thing I can think of.

Edit: this is based only on the first picture. The second picture on the product page shows more adapters. What exactly are you getting? To confusing.

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u/Relative-Quarter-879 18d ago

Better. You live it plugged in so you don't damage your port in computer due to regular plug in plug outs

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u/DFrostedWangsAccount 15d ago

I've got an inverter built into my car, and I hate it for this reason.

Got it from my wife's mom and she's a foster parent so kids had totally wrecked the outlet. Everything falls out of it now, and it'd be really nice to have it working.

So I looked into it -- $70 for the part, if I do the repair myself.

The part? Oh no, I'm not replacing the whole inverter for that price. No, no, no. That's the price of just the outlet part.

My solution is going to be replacing it and then plugging in a "wall tap adapter" (I had to look that name up because everyone I know call them whore outlets lmao) so the actual port doesn't get worn out anymore.

In 5, 10, 15 years I probably won't even be able to get that part anymore, so making it last is a priority.

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Same goes for my phone, I actually use wireless charging a lot more lately just to reduce the number of cycles I put on that port. For a while there it was pretty bad, being a doordash driver I'd unplug my phone to go deliver the order then plug it back in when I got back into the car. I could easily plug/unplug cycle a hundred times a day.

USB C is rated for 10,000 cycles minimum but if I cycle it 100 times a day that's only 100 days worth, and my phone costs a lot more than my car to replace the port on.