08-27-202412:13 PM - last edited on 08-28-202405:00 AM by ThePeasKeeper
Google yields absolutely no help what so ever, giving me irrelevant results to unrelated things, so I must come here to ask.
I bought a 10ft Anker 60W Max Fast Charging Cable (just the cable, no adapters), and google showed that Anker is a recommended brand for the quest devices, so I thought I could charge my Quest 2 with it. But it's a 60W cable, and I don't want to have a nuclear meltdown on my face.
Would a 60W cable be too much for it to charge/play off of, will it fry the whole system? Or is it safe depending on what adapter I use?
All the cable does is transfer power. The headset will draw what it needs up to the maximum output of the charger you plug it into. If I remember correctly the headset will normally draw up to 30W or so, which means your charger will provide up to 30W.
Chargers are not electrical firehoses that spew full power all the time. All the cable does is transfer that power. Cables made with thin conductors will have a limited maximum current they can safely handle without overheating but your 60W cable shouldn't be a problem if it's only providing 30W to the headset.
The short version - it's not possible to have a cable that is "too powerful" for the headset. It's only possible to have one that is capable (or not) of transferring sufficient power.
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All the cable does is transfer power. The headset will draw what it needs up to the maximum output of the charger you plug it into. If I remember correctly the headset will normally draw up to 30W or so, which means your charger will provide up to 30W.
Chargers are not electrical firehoses that spew full power all the time. All the cable does is transfer that power. Cables made with thin conductors will have a limited maximum current they can safely handle without overheating but your 60W cable shouldn't be a problem if it's only providing 30W to the headset.
The short version - it's not possible to have a cable that is "too powerful" for the headset. It's only possible to have one that is capable (or not) of transferring sufficient power.
Yep, as @user_901925786032222 says, the cable's watt rating is how much it can handle, not how much it forces on the device. I'm currently charging my Quest 3 with a 100W USB-C PD cable, but the Quest 3 is only drawing 2.5W (I've got a USB power meter connected to measure it).
It does jump up to 6.8W or so when I'm wearing the headset while charging.
There used to be trouble with USB cables with phones, but it was due to wiring faults or bad design (especially cheap cables bought online).
There have been issues with some Quest USB ports melting or catching fire, but that's most likely mechanical damage causing a short in the port, leading to overheating.
This is more or less what I was looking for. I still have the stock adapter that I plug into a socket, which came with the set, all I did was just buy a longer cable. I just wasn't entirely sure if it was a bad idea or not.
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