Yes, the new cable allows charging with the PC powered on, but drains the Q2 battery if the PC power is removed.

I rec'd my braided link cable from Amazon on Thursday, plugged into my usb3 port with the PC powered on, and my Q2 charged to 100%. I was thrilled...finally, some progress! After playing for awhile, I stopped, and saw the battery at 75%. I left it pl...

This worked for me: Google Chromecast.

This is the UK Amazon version of the cable that GCOCommander recommended earlier. There is hope.

Thank you for the solution to what might be the Occam's razor for this non-charging issue. To be blunt, the official link cable supplied by Oculus is possibly incapable of carrying the current load of the headset. This replacement cable is comprehens...