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[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 15 points 11 months ago

can we make a new thing? ie, i love what weve been able to do with USB-c as far as standardization... could we make a higher voltage, single plug 'thing'?

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

We could but the amount of time that would take would be ludicrous, and that's if you can convince people to switch. People don't like change.

Hell, the switch to USB-C isn't even fully complete. Sure, Apple finally did it after the EU twisted their arm, but some companies still release products with micro USB. Idk if it's cheaper or what, but it's definitely annoying.

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 8 points 11 months ago

i think the micro to usb-c is about supply chain. current production needs to run out the supply of the cheaper micro pieces. at some point it will be cheaper to use usb-c than micro and we wont look back.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I like change. When it comes to electrical sockets anyway. And I am definitely a singular human person and not a hive in a skin suit.

[-] promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 11 months ago

My uninformed take on this is that its almost impossible because countries have different power standards. Of course i may be entirely wrong, or correct but with an entirely incorrect reasoning. Please people who actually know correct me below

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

We could make low voltage DC wiring a thing inside homes.

[-] brokenlcd@feddit.it 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The main problems is high amperage required to get the same wattage and the difficulty to change voltage with dc; coming from someone that has a small workshop running out of 12v dc from solar panels and batteries

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

It depends on what you're running, but I used to work for a low voltage lighting company. We did mostly 24vdc.

[-] brandon@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

PoE works really well, data and power over a single ethernet cable for various low voltage devices. I have PoE powering network switches, WiFi access points, doorbells, cameras and raspberry pis.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

For low power, sure, but refrigerators and lighting are going to require thicker cabling. But you could reuse 14/2 romex for 24 volts and get like 10-20 amps, depending on the distance.

Unfortunately, you can't always trust line voltage wiring to make sense. Sometimes they tie neutrals together across circuits, sometimes they reverse the colors of the wires, and sometimes the electrician just didn't give a fuck about excess wire and there's like 50 extra feet of looping cable for no reason.

[-] r00ty@kbin.life 3 points 11 months ago

What I'd rather see is a standardization of PD installed in houses. That is, as part of the electrical installation a high capacity PD power supply is installed, and USB C sockets available on all power sockets. It would be more efficient to do a one-off central supply.

The problem is, that PD supports many voltages, so there'd need to be some way to dynamically generate those.

But, a good DC house supply would be a good thing and easier to provide some kind of battery backup for.

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 11 months ago

i started swapping out outlets with a dual usb-c model. quite bulky, and from the sounds of it not very efficient

[-] r00ty@kbin.life 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, there'a many in socket options. Sometimes they're too big for standard recesses too. I'm thinking more of a central solution.

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