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USB C vs USB A

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Are there any fields, where USB A surpasses USB C, or is C an absolute upgrade?

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Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de
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Soldering. A USB-a connector has 4 pins and a few holes for chassis.

A USB-c connector has 24 pins in a smaller space, plus a few for chassis. Having hand soldered each, A is better.

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yonder@sh.itjust.works
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I had a project that used usb-c along with the appropriate resistors for usb-PD and while soldering the resistors would have been doable, for the port I caved in and got it assembled for me.

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Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de
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Amphenol has a through-hole, MUSBRM5C130, that isn’t bad at all to solder, but it’s not cheap at all. Assembly might be cheaper. (Panel mount)

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yonder@sh.itjust.works
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My entire project was smaller than that panel mount connector since my project was adding usb-c to my 3DS. Every millimeter counted.

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