Timeline for Will cutting data line of USB port can supply the right amount of current it is attached to?
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| Mar 6, 2019 at 14:27 | comment | added | Chris Stratton | You can't test charger current with a multimeter. | |
| Mar 6, 2019 at 11:52 | comment | added | LinkedRom | Thanks. I want to test it using a multimeter but I currently don't have one today. | |
| Mar 6, 2019 at 11:47 | vote | accept | LinkedRom | ||
| Mar 6, 2019 at 11:45 | comment | added | vini_i | @LinkedRom Yes, barring the charger being specialty. You can always try it first to test it. You would just have to hack up a cable. | |
| Mar 6, 2019 at 11:44 | comment | added | LinkedRom | I'm only using a USB Type A cable. I connected it to an AC to DC adapter that supplies 5V and 2A. Meaning if I cut the data lines and use the Vcc and Gnd pins, I can still get that power from the adapter? | |
| Mar 6, 2019 at 11:38 | history | answered | vini_i | CC BY-SA 4.0 |