Deloptes  wrote:
> Chris Green wrote:
>
> > I was recently setting up a Pi to run continuously as my local DNS
> > server and found most cables couldn't run the Pi satifactorily. That's
> > 'most' as in about three out four cables I tried.  I wonder if it's
> > mostly the cable that comes with the "the Raspberry pi branded power
> > supply" is what makes it work [more] reliably.
>
> I think it is more like Chinese crap versus made in China quality. The one I
> bought was HP branded quality USB-C (also made in China)

Not really to do with 'crapiness' or not, a USB lead made for USB-1 or
even USB-2 power specifications may well not be good enough to run a Pi.

USB-C is another matter of course.

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Chris Green
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