Interesting approach, never thought about using the cable for something completely unrelated.
tia
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Thanks, that's pretty much exactly what I found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#Allowable_current_draw
The USB-C standard and particularly the USB PD (power delivery) is so complex it almost feels comical.
The PD standard document (freely available on usb.org) is over 800 pages long and features a lengthy part about the role of the cable alone which is mostly hidden from the user. Here's a short video about this issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bZ0y9G-4Pc
Yeah, it's not really getting easier...
It indeed is, but there seem to be no testers available for resistance measurements.
Haha pretty much