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		thedrbrian on Sept 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AirTags key to discovery of Houston's plastic recy... I can put 12w through a lighting cable. That’s fine for most if not all of their iPhones and iPads. Hell it’d be ok for my MacBook

sgerenser on Sept 1, 2024 | [–]

You can put 12W through all USB-C cables as well (AFAIK). The crappy ones might be limited to something between 12-50W, while decent ones allow for 100W or more.

dzikimarian on Sept 1, 2024 | [–]

> Hell it’d be ok for my MacBook

If you keep it turned off for entire day to charge then sure.

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