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Hello,

I am looking for a usb c connector suited for three wires. I can’t find them anywhere. The picture shows the broken connector from a 65w usb c charger. Can anyone tell me where I can get a replacement connector or what they are called?

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    \$\begingroup\$ I assume it's just a regular USB-C connector that has only the power pins wired to it and none of the data pins. \$\endgroup\$
    – DKNguyen
    Commented Jan 7, 2020 at 23:11
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    \$\begingroup\$ All usb c connectors are suitable for this. You're looking for the custom pcb. Which is harder to find. You need a USB-C breakout board. \$\endgroup\$
    – Passerby
    Commented Jan 7, 2020 at 23:22
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    \$\begingroup\$ there muist be an IC on the back of that PCB to handfe the power negotioation. "USB Power delivery" is not possible over three conductors \$\endgroup\$
    – Jasen Слава Україні
    Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 1:08
  • \$\begingroup\$ I added a couple more pictures. I don’t see an IC anywhere. Does someone know where I can get a connector like this? \$\endgroup\$
    – Theguywithusbcquestion
    Commented Jan 8, 2020 at 17:38
  • \$\begingroup\$ Can you use something that's different? adafruit.com/product/4396 This (or similar) breakout board should at least be able to get you going in pinch. I'm guessing there is something expensive hard-wired to the other end of that cable? Otherwise, any USB-C 3.1 or better cable should replace that one without a problem. \$\endgroup\$
    – ScienceGeyser
    Commented Feb 20, 2021 at 9:03

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I have the same issue, I can tell you what I've learned. The 3 wires are Vbus, GND, and CC1. From the picture it looks like the blue wire is CC1. Can't tell what the other wires are, going to need to test them. They should default to 5v, which should allow you to test polarity.

USB Power Delivery (PD) is a single-wire protocol which communicates over CC1.

What I'm going to do to repair my charger is use a USB 2 type C male connector. The one that has V D+ D- G solder pads, plus 5.1k resistors. My plan is to remove the resistors, which is pull-down between CC and GND. Exposing CC1.
When I finish doing this and it works. I will update with pictures showing connection of USB C connector.

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    \$\begingroup\$ Could you please update your answer with pics? \$\endgroup\$
    – Ceylan B.
    Commented Jun 13, 2021 at 16:20

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