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Originally Posted by JSWolf
As for charge only cables, those are not all that common. So that really should not be a problem.
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Which is why not many people know they exist, and have no idea why things aren't working when they stumble into one. Most likely, if you bought the cable yourself, it will handle data, even if at a slower speed than expected. It's the cables that came as an accessory with some device you bought way in the past that can be more suspect. e.g., Some desk lamps are powered with a USB cable. If that cable got thrown into your spare parts drawer with other USB cables, it could be the snake waiting to bite you when you pull it out not realizing its heritage and considering that it might not transmit data. Similar to a crossover ethernet cable or a RS232 null modem cable. If you grab one by mistake you can waste some time figuring out why they won't work for your application.