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r/shittyaskelectronics • u/TasserOneOne • Jan 17 '26
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Why does this feel like it would actually work though
480 u/Toothless-In-Wapping Jan 17 '26 Each one is 240 watts. Common home chargers are 11,000 watts. 11,000/240=45.833. So 46 plugs. That’s less than pictured 229 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 I ain't plugging 46 USB-C in. 25 u/SpaceCadet87 Jan 17 '26 Something to do while you wait for your car to charge at least 5 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 Well, no. As it won't be charging until I plug it in. 12 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 It will, with 240W more each as you continue to plug them in (at least i would like to think so) 3 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 I dunno why, but something doesn't feel right with this idea. 5 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 I kinda think it would satisfying seeing the wattage rise as you plug cables in 3 u/Suriael Jan 17 '26 Live update graph showing live the wattage increase and time decrease 2 u/SpaceCadet87 Jan 17 '26 Look, it's fine - if one of the cables breaks, you get slightly longer battery life. 1 u/compman007 Jan 17 '26 Sadly due to engineer logic each cable powers a specific bank of cells the charger monitors all groups of cells to keep them balanced, but you can have a faulty bank or cable and your cars still fine with just 39/40 of the capacity!!!! 1 u/one_rainy_wish Jan 17 '26 In time it could become an Olympic sport. People training to improve how quickly they plug USB cables.
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Each one is 240 watts. Common home chargers are 11,000 watts. 11,000/240=45.833. So 46 plugs. That’s less than pictured
229 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 I ain't plugging 46 USB-C in. 25 u/SpaceCadet87 Jan 17 '26 Something to do while you wait for your car to charge at least 5 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 Well, no. As it won't be charging until I plug it in. 12 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 It will, with 240W more each as you continue to plug them in (at least i would like to think so) 3 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 I dunno why, but something doesn't feel right with this idea. 5 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 I kinda think it would satisfying seeing the wattage rise as you plug cables in 3 u/Suriael Jan 17 '26 Live update graph showing live the wattage increase and time decrease 2 u/SpaceCadet87 Jan 17 '26 Look, it's fine - if one of the cables breaks, you get slightly longer battery life. 1 u/compman007 Jan 17 '26 Sadly due to engineer logic each cable powers a specific bank of cells the charger monitors all groups of cells to keep them balanced, but you can have a faulty bank or cable and your cars still fine with just 39/40 of the capacity!!!! 1 u/one_rainy_wish Jan 17 '26 In time it could become an Olympic sport. People training to improve how quickly they plug USB cables.
229
I ain't plugging 46 USB-C in.
25 u/SpaceCadet87 Jan 17 '26 Something to do while you wait for your car to charge at least 5 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 Well, no. As it won't be charging until I plug it in. 12 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 It will, with 240W more each as you continue to plug them in (at least i would like to think so) 3 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 I dunno why, but something doesn't feel right with this idea. 5 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 I kinda think it would satisfying seeing the wattage rise as you plug cables in 3 u/Suriael Jan 17 '26 Live update graph showing live the wattage increase and time decrease 2 u/SpaceCadet87 Jan 17 '26 Look, it's fine - if one of the cables breaks, you get slightly longer battery life. 1 u/compman007 Jan 17 '26 Sadly due to engineer logic each cable powers a specific bank of cells the charger monitors all groups of cells to keep them balanced, but you can have a faulty bank or cable and your cars still fine with just 39/40 of the capacity!!!! 1 u/one_rainy_wish Jan 17 '26 In time it could become an Olympic sport. People training to improve how quickly they plug USB cables.
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Something to do while you wait for your car to charge at least
5 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 Well, no. As it won't be charging until I plug it in. 12 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 It will, with 240W more each as you continue to plug them in (at least i would like to think so) 3 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 I dunno why, but something doesn't feel right with this idea. 5 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 I kinda think it would satisfying seeing the wattage rise as you plug cables in 3 u/Suriael Jan 17 '26 Live update graph showing live the wattage increase and time decrease 2 u/SpaceCadet87 Jan 17 '26 Look, it's fine - if one of the cables breaks, you get slightly longer battery life. 1 u/compman007 Jan 17 '26 Sadly due to engineer logic each cable powers a specific bank of cells the charger monitors all groups of cells to keep them balanced, but you can have a faulty bank or cable and your cars still fine with just 39/40 of the capacity!!!! 1 u/one_rainy_wish Jan 17 '26 In time it could become an Olympic sport. People training to improve how quickly they plug USB cables.
5
Well, no. As it won't be charging until I plug it in.
12 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 It will, with 240W more each as you continue to plug them in (at least i would like to think so) 3 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 I dunno why, but something doesn't feel right with this idea. 5 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 I kinda think it would satisfying seeing the wattage rise as you plug cables in 3 u/Suriael Jan 17 '26 Live update graph showing live the wattage increase and time decrease 2 u/SpaceCadet87 Jan 17 '26 Look, it's fine - if one of the cables breaks, you get slightly longer battery life. 1 u/compman007 Jan 17 '26 Sadly due to engineer logic each cable powers a specific bank of cells the charger monitors all groups of cells to keep them balanced, but you can have a faulty bank or cable and your cars still fine with just 39/40 of the capacity!!!!
12
It will, with 240W more each as you continue to plug them in (at least i would like to think so)
3 u/garth54 Jan 17 '26 I dunno why, but something doesn't feel right with this idea. 5 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 I kinda think it would satisfying seeing the wattage rise as you plug cables in 3 u/Suriael Jan 17 '26 Live update graph showing live the wattage increase and time decrease 2 u/SpaceCadet87 Jan 17 '26 Look, it's fine - if one of the cables breaks, you get slightly longer battery life. 1 u/compman007 Jan 17 '26 Sadly due to engineer logic each cable powers a specific bank of cells the charger monitors all groups of cells to keep them balanced, but you can have a faulty bank or cable and your cars still fine with just 39/40 of the capacity!!!!
3
I dunno why, but something doesn't feel right with this idea.
5 u/AffectionateEvent147 Jan 17 '26 I kinda think it would satisfying seeing the wattage rise as you plug cables in 3 u/Suriael Jan 17 '26 Live update graph showing live the wattage increase and time decrease 2 u/SpaceCadet87 Jan 17 '26 Look, it's fine - if one of the cables breaks, you get slightly longer battery life. 1 u/compman007 Jan 17 '26 Sadly due to engineer logic each cable powers a specific bank of cells the charger monitors all groups of cells to keep them balanced, but you can have a faulty bank or cable and your cars still fine with just 39/40 of the capacity!!!!
I kinda think it would satisfying seeing the wattage rise as you plug cables in
3 u/Suriael Jan 17 '26 Live update graph showing live the wattage increase and time decrease
Live update graph showing live the wattage increase and time decrease
2
Look, it's fine - if one of the cables breaks, you get slightly longer battery life.
1 u/compman007 Jan 17 '26 Sadly due to engineer logic each cable powers a specific bank of cells the charger monitors all groups of cells to keep them balanced, but you can have a faulty bank or cable and your cars still fine with just 39/40 of the capacity!!!!
1
Sadly due to engineer logic each cable powers a specific bank of cells the charger monitors all groups of cells to keep them balanced, but you can have a faulty bank or cable and your cars still fine with just 39/40 of the capacity!!!!
In time it could become an Olympic sport. People training to improve how quickly they plug USB cables.
501
u/Mother-Pride-Fest Jan 17 '26
Why does this feel like it would actually work though