Looking for a U.S.B. male to female ...
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Why not just pull the USB drive out of the port when you don’t need it? I’m having a hard time understanding the need for a switch.
There are lots of examples. Here's one:
https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Extension-Extender-Switch/dp/B08M44D79T/
Throwing a physical rocker switch does limit the speed though. The one above only operates at USB 2.0 speeds. But it works if you're trying to turn power on/off.
https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Extension-Extender-Switch/dp/B08M44D79T/
Throwing a physical rocker switch does limit the speed though. The one above only operates at USB 2.0 speeds. But it works if you're trying to turn power on/off.
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Same here, I've never even thought about something like it, because why not just pull the device out of the port lol.
The U.S.B. port in both cars are very snug when inserting the thumb drive with music and more when removing . Have seen some people online have the port break due to it being stubborn when removing . It's also in a tight spot . Would leave it in the car in the off position .
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Car battery .
In that case just get a short USB extension cable (say 1' long) and keep it with the car and just plug / unplug your drive on the other side. No need for power switch.
Read somewhere that it still would drain the car battery
. Don't want to find out the next day with drained battery .
Cable does not use power when nothing is connected. If you want to you can still physically remove the drive and leave the USB extension cable in there.Read somewhere that it still would drain the car battery
Depends on the cable or device. I can plug in something like a USB hub and the light will go on. I have a USB-C to HDMI converter cable, and if I just plug in the USB-C end to something powered, an indicator LED will light up. I've even got a few USB-A to USB-C cables that light up when connected to a USB-A port. Some cables have a tiny bit of active circuitry that's "on" as long as it's connected to power.
I'm not saying that the power draw will be huge, but certainly there's enough stuff out there that could draw a tiny bit of power even when unconnected to anything else.
True. However the typical passive cable is just wiring and not powering anything or converting anything in between. For odie he only needs to buy a cheap passive cable that has nothing active, and no conversion.
Again, it depends. An Apple Lightning cable has a bit of active circuitry that's powered even if there's no connected Apple device. I've looked and MacOS doesn't identify the cable as a device (just an attached device) but I know it's in there. These guys did a current draw test:
We generally think of charging cables as inert unless they are connected to a charger at one end and a device that is in need of charging on the other.
That's not the case when it comes to Apple devices.
No, Apple cables are so smart that they draw a small amount of power even when there's no device connected to the other end.
One culprit is Lightning-to-USB-C cables. They draw power, but it's important to note that it's a negligible amount.
I don't know about worrying about the power draw of any number of different devices. I leave a lot of power adapters plugged in for convenience and I know it draws a certain amount of power. Or plugging in a Qi charging pad (with a small LED), which draws even more power even if not actively charging anything. And then there's the high losses from inductive power.
One of those bluetooth adapters with a USB slot, the type of adapter that plugs into your cigarette lighter, might allow you to play music from the USB drive when plugged into the USB adapter. Some have an on-off switch.
If I were you and the main concern is knocking it inadvertently and ruining the port, just buy one of the tiny USB sticks that barely stick out and then you can leave it plugged in without worrying about jamming other objects against it.
