Submitted 1 year ago by yuunikki@lemmy.world to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
It’s not going to be the outlet.
Make sure you’re using a single jack in the adapter that supports the maximum 45W at which the Steam Deck can charge. My Imuto 65W compact wall charger works well, and is small enough to fit in the back recess of my stock case.
DO NOT cheap out on your cables. Not only does yours probably not support the power you’re trying to deliver, but it’ll probably fail quickly. I have found success with my 2m UGREEN 60W right angle cable.
What he means is that these multi-device chargers can’t supply the power they say to everything all at once. Additionally, many of them have specific ports that supply different wattages when more than one port is used, and some even have ports that just don’t supply as much power as others.
Yours specifically has these quirks, as you can see here. So ensure you’re always using the port farthest away from the USB-A connector when charging your steam deck.
You have too look at the voltage as well as the wattage. For example the MacBook Pro usb-c brick can’t charge the steam deck because the voltage scale differs. Steam deck needs 15v and even though the MacBook brick can output 20v when it scales down for the Steam Deck it has to go to 9v because it doesn’t support 15v.
If the dock or the Deck detects your cable being bad, charging will slow down automatically. Lying, fake cables can cause this problem; alternatively, lying, fake cables can also cause electrical fires when the plastic melts or damage to your equipment.
If you have another device available, try plugging in something like a phone or a tablet or a laptop that also supports USB-C charging to see if it’s just the Deck or if something else is wrong. If everything but the Deck fast charges, it’s possible that there’s something wrong with the Deck (filth in the port?), the charger, or the dock (lying spec sheet? knockoff? scam?).
The deck charges with about 45W max, if your outlet isn’t producing that I doubt you’ll be able to do anything with them. That’s less than an incandescent light bulb!
Get a “usb-c voltage tester and ammeter etc…” at temu for about $5. It’ll tell you what voltage was negotiated (should be 15v), and how many amps are flowing (1 to 3 is good).
For the most part, yeah. Then again, your other option is to buy one from Amazon which will get you … the exact same piece of crap for over twice the price. These things are pretty simple - it passes the lines through with a dropping resistor on the power line to measure amps. Hard to screw it up IME.
Assuming the cable works correctly in something like your phone it is possible that some lint or something has built up in the usb c port. This can prevent the cable from being fully inserted and make it feel ‘mushy’. You should be able to clean it out gently with a plastic dental pick.
Probably the cable tbh, could be the power brick if it doesn’t have the right voltage but I would lean towards it being the cable.
ahintoflime@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The cable is from Temu? Lol, it’s the cable. Case solved.