Not me. Provided the circuitry has been added to negotiate the protocol and is able to re-create the the three usual voltages (5V 4A, 12V 2A and 100mA -5V) then it is essentially a direct replacement. I use USB-C and the same cabling for Thunderbolt (PCI-E) and am very happy with it. Just don't buy cheapo cables with 32AWG cores, it causes havoc.Looks like I've stumbled upon a nest of people who've never used a good USB PD 3.0 power system, then. 20 V, up to 100 W. Has to be rock-solid as there are workstations that run off it. But you'd hate it, obviously.
I have built a few of the USB-C -> +5V/2A and 100mA -5V boards and they do the job, the chasm left where the PSU used to sit can be used as a battery box, the BBC uses around 10W and a USB-C screen and RGB2HDMI plugged in takes it up to around 25W - so there's potential for a "portable" BBC if anyone fancies it.
Statistics: Posted by maniacminer — Sun Aug 17, 2025 4:52 pm