[markbao]

I’ve experienced this too and it’s not just no-names. I have a wireless gaming keyboard from SteelSeries, certainly a very legit brand. I lost the original USB-C cord. Tried every USB-C cord I could find, and they power the keyboard and charge it to exactly 1%, but no more.

Found plenty of people online with the same issue but no resolution.

Finally just paid the $25 to get the OEM SteelSeries replacement cable and it charges fully again. wtf… I guess the replacement cable was USB-A to C and I’ve only tried USB-C to C cables?

[mrheosuper]

That's a big red flag. IF their engineers wont even bother reading the usb-c documents, how can i trust them doing their job right?

[buccal]

Actually, in most situations with this problem it is possible to solder 2 additional resistors inside the offending USB-C device. I have done that on a flashlight and can confirm that it fixed the problem.

[rustcleaner]

Adding SteelSeries to my never buy list, along with Unicomp (Unicomp's literally died on me weeks after the 1 year warranty ended. Got told to buy another at full price, went to Ellipse instead at modelfkeyboards dot com for 4x the price and never been happier).

[orthoxerox]

I've had two Unicomps as my daily drivers since December 2011. No issues so far, other than having to use PS/2 adapters.

[WhyNotHugo]

I have a JBL speaker with the same issue: it can charge only with the included cable, no other.

They seem to be a popular brand, but can’t even get charging right. Ironically, the speaker doubles as a portable charger.

[idlewan]

I have a USB-C JBL speaker (Flip 5) which charges alright with a USB-C to USB-C cable (and USB-C charger), but only in one direction.

So sometimes I have to plug it, realize nothing is happening, unplug, flip the cable and plug it again for it to start charging.

[sim7c00]

o.O i never knew usb could even do that... honestly some good tip here.. how did u find that out ? i would of never guessed for newer usb this was a thing