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What are you thinking, we should've declared Rishi the winner, when he got even fewer votes? You lost. Get over it.

This local won't even notice, but I just wondered about the convention/legality. I guess I'll need to do a good job of the joinery, then!

Except I've already bought the timber...

I'm about to make a ledged and braced gate that provides access from our garden to the neighbours (we have some sort of right of access for maintenance). Is there some convention regarding which side the ledges and braces should be, akin to that regarding arris rails on fences? The existing gate...

I wish I hadn't read this thread - I feel my life won't be complete until I have a Knipex pliers wrench! Worse, I see they come in three sizes! I remember Lindstrom fondly, from the good old days, when the company paid for the tools.

I'm not sure what you mean by a charge only cable. You could just buy a standard cable and doctor it. I'd still be inclined to doctor the outlet, though, if you have access to the data pins.

I'd hope not, as they could possibly cause problems if used with power supplies that not source 1.5a. Although in practice, that would only be USB ports on older computers, I suspect.

If you can access the data pins, just short them together. That may be all it takes. If you don't have easy access, find another charging cable, break into the cable and short the data wires together. Best case scenario, it'll then charge at 1.5 amps, so your 3300mah battery would take 3 or 4...

I shall be getting mine out of the attic soon to fit a rack and pinion security latch, as my ability to drill a hole perpendicular to the door is questionable.

We used to swear by Porky Whites Surrey sausages when we lived in er.. Surrey. When we moved to Gloucestershire 5 years ago we would stock up on trips back to visit friends. Then we bought some Jolly Hog Proper Porkers at the local Tesco as they're gluten free, and we were catering for a village...

Well he was talking rubbish. I have designed and programmed stuff that has been powered or charged via USB.

Kill.

I wouldn't take any notice of that site, if I were you, it appears to be a bit confused.. The Wikipedia link I gave you is accurate. You could certainly try hacking a cable, and linking the data lines, but I have no idea what make or model your tablet is, and therefore what standard or...

Non-Euclidian?

I'm not really sure what capitalism has to do with a meritocracy.

They don't "put out" 2.5 amps, they might be capable of supplying that current, but the charger circuitry in the phone/tablet determined how much current is drawn.

Do you have a link? I'm curious about that idea.

No, I'm wrong, looks like it is part of a standard. USB Power Delivery (USB PD) 1.0 supports 9V as one of its four voltage types, along with 5V, 15V, and 20V, at power levels up to 100W. Some USB cables can also support 9V, such as a 1 meter USB-C to USB-C cable that can support 9V/3A. It's...

Just checked out my "fast charger" that came with my Xiaomi phone. Defaults to 5V(as you'd expect), but then, presumably after some negotiation, increases to 9V. Probably proprietary, I guess.

Interesting, I wasn't aware of that.