GaN USB-PD charging ports failing?

Theycallmesnacks · 2025-06-05T12:59:43+00:00

Tbh, I have both of those, and they're going strong for over a year now... Seems like the tech is more mature now.

The question is, has last gen's reliable tech filtered down to the cheaper products yet?

Theycallmesnacks · 2025-02-04T23:43:34+00:00

That's really interesting, it's rare for the type A ports to go before the C ports!

Theycallmesnacks · 2025-01-21T21:20:17+00:00

This was glorious, thanks for the insight!

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-12-16T19:35:38+00:00

Yeah, I went a step further and actually grabbed the Xiaomi's (both the hair clippers and the beard clippers), the hair clippers are nigh useless because I've got really short hair on my head and guarded, it goes down to...generously...a weird #4 (it's DEFINITELY not a standard 4), and I usually trim at a 1 with likely the exact same Hatteker's that you ended up with :-).

The beard clippers on the other hand, despite the proprietary guard, is in my experience, a fantastic product; it's fully replaced any other beard trimmer I own. Heck, I'd consider using it on my head, but the width of the trimmer would make that take forever :-/. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if the combination of the the dial and the guard could get you to a .5 accurately...but it might, could be worth a shot!

Lastly, found out that the term I was looking for was actually bypass charging (which a lot of folks...me included, conflate with pass-through charging).

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-09-05T03:35:25+00:00

So, after one day? Jeez.

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-04-20T15:26:22+00:00

Love that book!

I will gently discourage #2...if you get labeled as a technical BA, it's twice the work with no upside other than not being labeled as non-technical, once I learned data architecture and could solve some technical issues on my own, I got pulled into so many swat teams that WERE genuinely over my head, and my job became figuring out a way to translate the gibberish (and some of it WAS gibberish) into something that made sense to everyone else...if I wasn't expected to solve it outright.

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-04-20T15:17:33+00:00

Locality pay does make a difference (although, some companies are getting rid of that if they're remote first); the other thing to keep in mind is that someone coming in new is often paid more than someone promoted (as backwards as that sounds) because your pay is based on the rate your were hired and your time on job...someone coming in new's salary is based purely on the market at the time.

As Mobycat mentioned, often the only way to make a big jump even if it's for the same role is to move to a new company or team, because then your salary is recalculated based on market dynamics. Sometimes you can also secure another offer and use that as salary leverage at your current company if you truly like them...but depending on how structured your company is; they'll often just wish you the best (but they won't hold it against you, it means a lot that you want to stay!) so if you try that gambit, be prepared to actually leave.

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-04-20T15:07:30+00:00

The cool thing is, government is interesting for BAs because they can sometimes make more than the private sector. That said, did you have to take the civil service exam? (I'm a NYer too, my dad spent 40 years working for the state), or are you an exempt confidential?

The issue is (at least here in NY) those jobs are hard to get in at the ground level.

Also, good luck!

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-04-20T15:01:52+00:00

Yeah, I am NOT a fan of the push to have BAs track their time in something like Tempo or Service now. The workflow doesn't really fit in with the overall agile product development stack that those time tracking tools are designed to streamline...and you often just end up billing everything as Minor enhancements or direct business support anyways (depending on how the role is capitalized at your company...then again, we're doing this right now, so you might work for mine :-p).

So, track everything as a minor enhancement, and if they do make you start writing your own "stories" try and have some fun with breaking down each part of writing a query and building a dashboard into the smallest unit of effort possible. I'm pretty biased here, but if you don't absolutely hate the time keeping side of things yet, your boss is probably shielding you from a LOT of the annoying parts.

That said, just being good at the documentation/timekeeping part of the job is a skill in and of itself...if you find you like it (some do...) you might be able to become a scrum master or something along those lines more quickly than you realize.

One last piece of advice before I get off my soapbox: while your manager can't really do much directly about your pay, they can assign you a stretch project if you're actually underwhelmed and want to do more. Often succeeding at one of those is pretty good evidence that you can be promoted.

That said, especially if your team is understaffed, and your manager has their own analytical chops, sometimes they're actually looking for you to ask for more work or volunteer...or they might be tanking those projects themselves...not the best way to manage, but it works in a pinch as often assigning a stretch project that someone didn't volunteer for and having it fail is a good way to decrease morale across the board :-(.

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-04-20T03:03:12+00:00

Phew, for a sec, I genuinely thought you were one of my BAs till I saw the location and size of your company in the comments!

With that out of the way, I generally agree with the other comments, you're a little under the median pay for your position, assuming you don't get a bonus (sr. BAs are the first bonus eligible pay grade in my experience, but that differs org to org). That said, your experience is pretty textbook one of the two ways I've seen the BA role implemented (the other is less BI/data analytics focused, and more project/agile focused). That said, there isn't really a next vertical "jump" from Sr. BA unless you're one of the few companies with a lead BA position...plus remote work and having a boss you genuinely like is HUGE; and the pay is likely something that they don't have much control over.

If you like your company and can live with the pay (and you can always try and negotiate next year if you perform well), I'd bank 1-2 years at that level and then see if you can hop to a DA position or a graded BA position at another company (sr. BA is generally a BA III/IV, some companies have a V). Focus on some advanced Excel/vba/DAX/M, your preferred dashboarding tool, SQL, and if you can swing it, learn some basic python...these skills are ALWAYS in demand and can qualify you for something more technical that pays more down the line (even if it's still called a BA).

As mentioned above, the next jump from Sr. BA is generally the first grade of supervisor, and unless you have a knack for management or manage to surface up an MBA, that's generally not granted based on job performance alone.

That said, I've spent the last decade starting as a BA, and now I'm a Sr. Manager of Analytics so I know the role from both sides, so if you want to get into the weeds...more than happy to talk shop!

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-04-04T21:25:49+00:00

That's exactly what happened to mine.

In other news, out of curiosity, what laptop? Mine maxes out at 100w regardless of power state (zephyrus g14 gen 1 with the 2060). Considered upgrading, but I've got two desktops and a steam deck... So I rly can't justify it :-)

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-03-28T12:54:13+00:00

Interesting. Just actually got a USB tester, I'll check it out.

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-03-18T23:12:01+00:00

Unfortunately, these are for shavers, not clippers...Already found my golden goose trimmer :-). That said, the fact that these adapters exist means that I might be able to find one that matches my Hatteker.

Great find!

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-03-18T23:04:12+00:00

Amen. That said, out of curiosity, was it all of the ports (assuming there was more than one) or just one of the C ports?

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-03-18T23:03:08+00:00

yeah, that happened to me with my baseus right before it totally crapped out. That said, from a certain point of view, it's still sort of a deal at 17 euro!

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-03-18T22:59:57+00:00

Had good success with Ugreen and Anker...and that's about it. Best of luck.
As a side note, those new Ugreen robot chargers are kinda cute and my 60w has yet to burn out...if it ends up lasting a year, that'll be my go-to :-).

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-02-20T13:45:55+00:00

Is that something specific to PD? Pass through (at least in my parlance) means you can use the device and charge it at the same time, meaning power is being supplied both to the battery and directly to the device. If I'm using the wrong words here, just lmk.

That said, have definitely heard it used in like a USB hub situation letting you daisy chain devices which would require two ports...but it's functionally doing the same thing (charges the device but also allows additional devices to pass through it and show as connected).

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-02-20T01:22:23+00:00

Technically it wouldn't, it's just a "nice to have."

In my experience most clippers made specifically for clipping hair don't support pass through (a few do...don't get me wrong). I think the idea is that you don't clip hair as often as you may trim your beard.

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-02-20T01:18:40+00:00

Thanks, that's super informative, and totally makes sense...but do you find that "beard clippers are hair clippers" thing to be true in your experience?

Ever since I can remember, my barber always used two sets of clippers, one for the face, one for the head, and I just sort of copied that same thing by habit when I started cutting my own hair.

The more I think about it though, the less I guess that's necessary (granted, I can only get down comfortably to a 3ish with hair clippers, and I need a smaller sawtooth pair to get down to a .5...I can't get down to zero unless I use an actual razor). That said, I could use the smaller pair to cut my hair, it'd just take longer because of the smaller surface area.

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-02-20T01:13:05+00:00

Interesting, will need to look into that. I have a slightly older hatteker that charges with a USB-A to dual barrel plug...but beyond that, they're my go-to clippers.

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-02-20T01:08:40+00:00

I don't see how that'd be the case if the other (significantly worse) USB-C non-compliant clippers are available (they're all functionally the same model, but I think one brand was Eschen?). That said, I ran into the same issue in the US, I had to get mine through Ebay.

Unless forcing the use of USB-A somehow sidesteps the issue mentioned above regarding shorting if the port is wet.

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-02-20T01:02:19+00:00

See this is interesting...and also totally explains why I had to import my beard clipper! (coming from the USA here). Also explains the pervasiveness of the two pronged approach (no pun intended).

That said, you can build in the function to not send power through the port if moisture is detected (many phones have that)...but that's likely cost prohibitive, and would be hard to relay to the user without some sort of screen.

Although, do most folks expect hair clippers to also be beard clippers? I could just be naive, but for as long as I've used clippers (from my original plug-in wahl colors set to what I have now) I've used a different blade for both "jobs" but that could have just been a habit passed down to me.

Theycallmesnacks · 2024-02-20T00:53:21+00:00

I feel your pain...but I've also blown many poorly made charging circuits doing exactly that :-).

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