Add USB-C PD charging to everything

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[@bluegizmo1983]

A man after my own heart! I add USB-C PD to everything I can lol.

[@S1baar]

what have you added it to ?

[@bluegizmo1983]

@@S1baar I've added it as a power option for my TS100 soldering iron.

[@S1baar]

@@bluegizmo1983 that's It

[@scandalingmusic2160]

Thinking about doing this with my laptop which has stopped charging via it's 4.5mm circle jack, i would love to be able to use it again. Thank you for making this!

[@notenoughtech]

Fingers crossed for your mod!

[@jmr]

I did something very similar to a Baofeng extended battery. I plan to do another and make a guide but thought I would see other peoples process first to see if i missed anything that might improve it.

[@circuitemakes]

Awesome! Technology is amazing!

[@ronalddhs3726]

Super nice hack. I'm happy to subscribe; looking forward for more of your content :)

[@notenoughtech]

Thank you! I hope you will like what's coming next

[@ronm6585]

Great idea Mat, thanks.

[@heimdallmidgard4670]

Next step repasting the thermals with better thermalpaste and using thermal pads to coole the hots spots in the laptop. Finally lower the voltage of cpu and gpu. Voila gain 30min more battery time.

[@notenoughtech]

This laptop gives me about 4-6h on a battery - so I can't really complain - its more than i need

[@patrickpaganini]

Hardcore - bloody impressive.

[@notenoughtech]

Only because it worked! I'd be crying for Patreon support otherwise hahah

[@haziqsembilanlima]

thanks for this. it's simpler than i thought, though the challenge would be to find a compatible USB C controller that matches the laptop DC in specs mad skill right there, that USB C fits perfectly with the drilled hole

[@notenoughtech]

I cut short the part when I drill. I stopped drilling often to make sure the connector fits. After all it's easy to remove too much. It was definitely worth taking the time. I filled the scratches with paint and looks almost like someone designed it

[@abosalah2854]

@@notenoughtech Hey, great video man. I think you can use the same type-c to transfer data by soldering wire to the data pads on the type-c plug and connecting them to an existing USB port's data wires/pads so you can use it as a regular port

[@notenoughtech]

@@abosalah2854 As I haven't done it, I probably wouldn't recommend it. Also, I know charges use data lanes to negotiate the charging protocols so probably you don't want to mix ports like this to avoid the potential disaster.

[@PixelSheep]

Hey awesome video and guide on your website - I have one question however - I own an Dell e7450 and it needs 19.5 V at 3.32A so 65W however PD does only support 20V if I am not mistaken so according to your guide on your website I would need a module to lower the voltage to 19.5 V. Do you have any suggestions which module to choose - the link in your article only brings up an alibaba page with a lot of different types of modules. I took some time to dig through some of them but I am really confused and really dont want to make the wrong call here as I would really want my laptop to survive the operation :D Thx in advance :)

[@notenoughtech]

There is usually 5% tolerance built into the system like this so I wouldn't panic about the 0.5v even tho my spec needs 45W in reality laptop pulls more like 35W from my 60W charger.

[@PixelSheep]

@@notenoughtech alright thank you so much for your quick response :D One last quesion tho - as I said the Laptop says it needs 19.5V at 3.32A however a 65W PD Charger will only do 3.25 A - do you think that would be a problem? :)

[@notenoughtech]

@@PixelSheep unlikely. Although I'd go for another charger if that's the case. You don't want to runt he charger at max power due to heat.

[@MakerFabio]

Super Nice thanks for sharing I was about thinking at doing same video, then i said let s check if someone did that already and tadaaaa I think ill do it too Even if my hp power is 19V. Not sure if there will be some voltage check or if it will just rin at 20V Eventually i can use a diode (wasting 2w) In order to produce some drop

[@notenoughtech]

My pleasure

[@radu3g]

I will definitely make one, but I´m not sure I have space to insert that module. Maybe a short adapter cable, USB C on one end, and a compatible power connector on the other end.

[@notenoughtech]

There are small adapters that change USB jack to USB-C, but frankly speaking I hate adapters - so I went all in. I';m lucky with my choice of the laptop as it was a really simple job.

[@thegrassisntgreenertodaytony]

Well done!

[@elijacks8269]

Very cool, and I would love to do this but my laptop power brick is 19.5v at 7.7a, which is 150w and outside the capability of USB-C!

[@notenoughtech]

You'll need to wait for these decoy to support the 240W usb-c

[@elijacks8269]

@@notenoughtech I didn't even know 250w usbc was a thing! How on earth is that possible when I used to need such a massive power brick?? I don't understand electricity....

[@notenoughtech]

Oh you will end up with a bigger charger for sure. But yeah 240W was announced a couple of months ago so we should see devices taking advantage of this soon.

[@elijacks8269]

@@notenoughtech Oh that's cool! Technology is just mindblowing. I'm swapping out a huge power supply for a tiny little USB one on my soldering iron, will make my desk a ton more tidy!

[@notenoughtech]

I use ts80p - got a video about it as well. Saves up lots of space

[@painrelieverstech]

Can you make a tutorial how to change the tradicional Dell G3 3590 input power for a usb-c power delivery entry/supply? I'm not a electronic guy but the power supply of this laptop is GIANT! I mostly use my notebook for study and not gaming so its so inconvenient have carry a big and heavy power source in my backpack. Thank you and congratulations for your channel!

[@notenoughtech]

Your first step is to check your wattage of that power brick. You can't cheat science and biffy supply usually means that your computer is high spect and needs that power to work properly. If you are unable to match the wattage your computer will continue to discharge even when plug in

[@ziyaadmahomed2060]

Super cool

[@notenoughtech]

Thanks

[@Jeyashree-chan]

here using kapton tape is a better choice because its a pd female type c jack it heated a lot in my testing

[@peyn8]

Replacing usb-A with type C ports would be a great video!

[@notenoughtech]

Also a much bigger challenge. It could be possible as long as you dont expect USB-C PD charge

[@peyn8]

@@notenoughtech no usb pd means no power just data?

[@notenoughtech]

@@peyn8 no PD protocol. You still get the usb protocol for charging

[@peyn8]

@@notenoughtech would be a little better than just usb-a, anyways. But I really appreciate what you've done here! Definitely this is not for the faint of heart.

[@notenoughtech]

@@peyn8 things I do not to carry extra charger :)

[@braianheguis7561]

Hi! Great job. My question is about the electrical diagram connection? Did you connect the "positive data + Vcc" and "negative data + GND"?

[@notenoughtech]

Yup pretty much so. Just triple check the polarity so you don't fry your motherboard

[@3kstra71]

Great video! I have a Dell E5570 with a 90 watt (19.5v and 4.62a) charger, I would like to install the ZY12PDN PD Mini board that supports up to 100 watts. If I plug the board to a 100 watt phone charger for example, will it fry the laptop motherboard due to higher wattage, or will the laptop only take 90 watts out of the 100 watts? Thanks!

[@notenoughtech]

Providing the decoy is correctly made it will negotiate the correct the voltage then the charging circuit in your laptop will moderate the current draw. Chargers and power supplies in pcs are usually more powerful than required to assure stress free operations this is why you see 50W PSU on pc that uses 300W at best. You should be ok.

[@sarfaraz3908]

What is the name of the pd kit

[@jpinchefsky8796]

Nice video! I have a small 24" tv that draws 25 watts of power - is it possible to change it to usb-c from a regular outlet for power to make it more portable (i.e. use a portable charger to provide power). Do you have any suggestions?

[@notenoughtech]

Your TV will have a transformer inside that converts the mains to whatever voltage it operates on. You would have to find out what voltage is present on the other end of the transformer. Be very careful, as you are dealing with mains. if the voltage and power requirements are within specs then you can simply have a parallel usb-c port connected where transformer usually supplies the power. Again, if you are not sure, leave it be and perhaps take a look at some inexpensive screens like this one www.banggood.com/custlink/KGKvuFV4Oe

[@jpinchefsky8796]

@@notenoughtech thanks for the info. I will look into it.

[@Enrique98Diego]

Hello sir, I'm in search for some answer, sorry to bother a bit out of topic here but, Do you think is possible to make an upgrade on the android version of the Razer Kishi v1 cointroller from only charge type c to type c 2.0 at least? that way we might be able to connect an external display? like with an adaptor? MHL supported of course

[@tapafon]

I recently broke my laptop, so I'm gonna do this mod as well.

[@genericelaf1007]

Nice tutorial, like for that!!!

[@notenoughtech]

Thank you Elaf

[@Michael_Kerstein]

Wish you would have did a close up of the soldering

[@notenoughtech]

Oh sorry about it. If you are not sure which cables to solder you can always plug usb-a to USBC cable and use multimeter to check the continuity on usbA end and the decoy board

[@MobileDecay]

You thought you were going somewhere in a couple of weeks. Lol.

[@notenoughtech]

With the current situation of pandemic we are not going anywhere anytime soon 😁😁

[@erraddict]

How do you add USB C and rechargeable battery to everything?

[@notenoughtech]

Yes, as long as the voltage matches your laptop brick. The charging circuit is usually integrated inside the laptop

[@shadoe1l0]

So damn tech savvy I'm so jealous of u.

[@notenoughtech]

Trust me... I'm not. I just show more successes than failures :)

[@crumplezone1]

Good but HP laptops have 3rd sense wire so more complicated for most people

[@majong_da]

Hi, I'm from the future and from another country. Ali has several cool new generation chargers with 120v GaN transistors. I have 65 watts now. happy with him. but I did not dare to build the port into the case of my laptop, I just bought an adapter. you are lucky that the case of your device is aluminum

[@notenoughtech]

It all fitted nicely into my laptop so I was lucky. Different models will need different approach but adapter is always an option if you don't mind an extra dongle

[@edwardfletcher7790]

This is a VERY neat hack, well done ! I LOVE Lenovo laptops, they're the best quality you can buy. And they're repairable and upgradeable !

[@notenoughtech]

Thank you. So far the laptop had been serving me well. My next one will have a regular usb-c for sure haha

[@killertruth186]

I wouldn't recommend it to gaming laptops or any laptops that would require a lot of power.

[@notenoughtech]

Yes, you have to stick within the power limits the USB-C is rated for - that's usually up to 100W, with 240W standard just making its way

[@sMv-Afjal]

Hello , I am sorry I posted some irrelevant comment earlier but how about converting old devices like hard wired peripheral device by installing usb type c port. Like most of such device usally fails by the cable breaking, I research that you need to apply resistances to ground 56k to be compatible with thoe c but don't understand much of it.

[@notenoughtech]

Most of the dummy ports like one I used handle everything for you.

[@sMv-Afjal]

@@notenoughtech Thanks, I was worried I might break something.

[@After_Tech_Industries]

Some laptops have a switch (or 3rd pin) in the dc jack that tells the laptop that either *a* power supply has been connected or for especially hp's assortment of 3-pin jacks; the correct charger... What are you planning on doing for this issue? (Still watching the video)

[@notenoughtech]

As this was not the case it's mine... Not much. One idea would be to see what voltage it would expect on that pin. Then if it's a simple case of pulling it high, you could hack something in. This is a guide more about my use case scenario than universal way to hack all laptops. It shows enough to understand the principles then apply it for your project

[@parham6444]

My laptop charger output is 19V. Can I Use PD board to make it usb type c? Or 20V instead of 19V will destroy My device?

[@notenoughtech]

Devices are usually made with the tolerance for small voltage changes. 1V shouldn't be a problem, but I cannot give you any guarantees, you are doing this on your own risk

[@hazmat151]

Nice. But will it power the laptop if the battery is removed? I like the idea of getting rid of the charger brick but don't have an internal battery anymore and wonder if this method could power it if plugged into a charger

[@notenoughtech]

Yes, it will. It changes nothing about your power delivery and how the laptop handles it.

[@charackthe]

I love this but I'm not skilled enough to dremel out as good as that. I may actually try making a converter cable from the classic barrel power connector to type c.

[@notenoughtech]

You can buy these too. The trick with dremels is to take it real slow. Remove a bit of material test fit repeat as you can always remove more but once you've gone too far that's it

[@charackthe]

@@notenoughtech Measure twice cut once! But I never measure to begin with, that's my biggest problem when it comes to cutting/dremel etc. That is good advice to test fit as you go like you did in the video. That way you get a clear visual of how much more you can go and you don't actually measure anything!

[@notenoughtech]

Trying a fit is technically a measurement :) Only freehand in art :)

[@Gabriel2.0]

watching this in january 2021. still in lockdown in uk

[@notenoughtech]

Haha - 10 years later people will still wonder if this was all fake news :D

[@fryball1443]

Is that computer a Lenovo yoga 710 15IKB? That’s the laptop I’m trying to add it to

[@notenoughtech]

it's 710-14ISK

[@fryball1443]

@@notenoughtech oh. Would it work the same way?

[@notenoughtech]

I would assume so. Check the voltage on your charger. If you within close range of 20V then you are pretty much in the same bucket as me

[@romanmytnik2019]

There is another iPhone with USB-C port for sale on eBay, but for now it is an iPhone 12 Pro Max

[@notenoughtech]

I heard about someone making it... it's definietly harder to pull off than this laptop mod :)

[@markhaus]

19v and 19.5v are other VERY common laptop voltages, would that mean the 20v of usb pd would fry the laptop if that’s what it uses?

[@notenoughtech]

I will refer you to this link: superuser.com/questions/79818/using-a-20v-power-block-on-a-19v-notebook#:~:text=20v%20can%20be%20used%20for,19v%20directly%20is%20not%20advisable. If you have space inside to add a voltage regulator and drop that 20V to 19V I would suggest doing so.

[@M1STO68]

i like the idea and the problem i run into there is two black wire and tow red and a white one so where should the white one go ?

[@notenoughtech]

You have to check it with multimeter to identify the correct wires. You can also probe your existing charger to figure out where to connect it. Follow the wires inside the laptop and check where they connect to, this will give you an additional indication

[@M1STO68]

@@notenoughtech Thank you it did work keep up ✌️

[@GLORIBLESS]

I want to modify my laptop charger 🔋🔌 like this.

[@sMv-Afjal]

sr has a fixed cost of 12ms, so how it is gonna work with games running over 83.4 fps, its gonna merge two frame or the fps would be capped like vsync

[@notenoughtech]

I'm not sure how this comment relates to the video

[@sMv-Afjal]

@@notenoughtech I am sorry I was warching a digital foundary video which was on watch later then there was your video, I think the video finished and I got here without realising.

[@bland9876]

I hate PD because then you have to have proprietary charges that support it and can't just use your existing USB wall adapters. I know that they're not going to charge as fast but that doesn't matter to me I mean how do you know if I'm sleeping or maybe I'm only going to use the device for an hour and it won't die in an hour if it's plugged in with at least some juice coming into it. I bought a device that only supports PD so I couldn't use my existing power bank when on the go. I got a new one that says it supports PD and my device only charges for 3 seconds and then stops charging whereas before it would literally give a notification saying it won't charge. F this.

[@notenoughtech]

PD is actually very good for you as and worth jumping to as it standardises the charging protocol, enables power delivery with fast data transfer and with much higher power thresholds you can use hubs to charge multiple devices more effectively. Not to mention that you can use single cable to power up a monitor send video stream and access data via USB at the same time

[@bland9876]

@@notenoughtech i just think if it has a usb port for charging it should let me use my 5v 2a charger i have been using since the dawn of the smartphone age (2012 to be exact). If it has all this extra fancy s*** to allow for higher power chargers that's great but sometimes when you're in a pinch you can't get one of those.

[@notenoughtech]

@@bland9876 usb-c PD is backwards compatible. If you can't simply charge 5v device then the fault is caused by poorly implemented cable or charger.

[@bland9876]

@@notenoughtech 2hen i plug a 5v 2a charger into my surface go 2 it says on screen that it won't charge so it knows what I'm trying to do.

[@notenoughtech]

Surcface Pro is a beast (in terms of power consumption). Putting under-spec charger is like putting a moped engine into a truck. Batteries expect certain voltage to be charged correctly. USB-C has 5V to 20V range. Computer electronics might be working on 12V logic or even stepped down to 3.3V, but if the cells discharge at 20V, you will never charge it with 5V. It's a bit like plugging your microwave into a USB powerbank expecting it to run.

[@PghFlip]

Less exciting, i know, but why not make a small adapter cord that had USBC on one side, and the barrel connector on the other? www.amazon.com/dp/B07YBB3HST or www.amazon.com/dp/B083GHLSFW Drawback is that you have to have a specialty cord i suppose.

[@notenoughtech]

I found small adapters on AliExpress (L shape) that was my backup. I actually did this live not knowing if I'd succeed

[@PghFlip]

@@notenoughtech awesome, and brave.

[@petarpetrovic257]

I have an asus k53s, original charger is 19v and 120w I used this small adapter to charge it with my macbook pro type c charger, it works with laptop off, but when powered on it keeps charging for 30secs then stops for a moment and cycles like that. I do not put it under any high load, only windows 7 running xd

[@notenoughtech]

It's likely that it cannot negotiate the pd charging voltage correctly. Do you have a multimeter to check what the voltage it is stuck on?

[@petarpetrovic257]

@@notenoughtech original adapter is giving 19.5volts, and this adapter is giving a 20v solid. Now i let it charge fully and started the laptop and it does not interrupt. I guess the charging was the issue or i powered it on too soon.. but that means i canr hot plug it while laptop is running.. :(

[@notenoughtech]

The system should negotiate the voltage regardless as the decoy does the job of selecting the voltage while laptop just uses that to charge the battery. I'm not sure why it would act this way if I'm honest

[@petarpetrovic257]

@@notenoughtech i used the power meter to track consumption. Seems like laptop usualy wants more then 100w eaven in idle state, and it triggers overload protection in the apple power adapter. I need more efficient laptop for the project :D

[@Fabiuja]

Nice! Is it possibile to use this hack with an output of 19V 1,58A? It's from a netbook

[@notenoughtech]

I would say 19V could be a little out of spec. I don't think it will damage it as I would expect another voltage regulator inside, but be careful

[@TheRealFobican]

Will this work on tablets with proprietary sockets and possibly charging module locking versatility down?

[@notenoughtech]

It would, however you are working with a smaller footprint which may be challenging.

[@TheRealFobican]

@@notenoughtech yeah sure you have to shrink it all down in size, just look at the feat made by Strange Parts using what looks like a cpu as the audio card that is huge but at least it does the job.

[@notenoughtech]

@@TheRealFobican It's all down how much time are you willing to spend to make something work. I have added the USB-C to my laptop as it was a relatively inexpensive and quick modification. The longer you spent on something the more expensive it gets in the process (I do count my time as expensive resource to justify certain projects) - and yes Strange Parts is cool :)

[@TheRealFobican]

@@notenoughtech I was mainly looking after installing plus and ground connections to make it compatible with more commonly used sockets than those that can make an entire platform become useless just because of a single thing like a cable that is unknown in design layout to you decides to get too worn out, in my case an Asus Transformer tf100 (I think I got the name correct) with the Nvidia Tegra 2 cpu that has exactly this issue taken place.

[@burtronomaniac]

I want to know what powered screwdriver you were using?????

[@notenoughtech]

This one notenoughtech.com/review/a-precision-screwdriver-in-power-armour-minidso-es121/

[@pwave123]

Was thinking of doing this to my asus tuf a15. It even has a type c connector but it doesn't support charging. I wonder if anyone was looking into this...

[@notenoughtech]

if you have space, you would be able to add the decoy inside instead, sounds like easy enough job - just check the voltage before you do this

[@adriano2737]

Could I add a 20V IP2721 PD module in parallel with my stock charging connector? This way I can use the stock charger and an USB C too Anyway, does it have reverse voltage protection? I mean in case somebody tries to attach an USB device into the USB C charging port Thanks in advance

[@notenoughtech]

You could do that. As per reverse voltage protection, it depends on your charging circuit inside the laptop. Easiest way to find out is to connect a multimeter to your DC pins and see if you see an voltage.

[@navjotsinghseehra7150]

i want to change my laptop's charger pin to type c, so how to do that?

[@notenoughtech]

You have to explore how much space you have inside and check the voltage to see if you can do it the way I did

[@Antovin33]

how about type c to barrel connector? is it save?

[@notenoughtech]

Yes you could use that for me it was sticking out too much and I'm bad with dongles

[@lagalot05]

got a brand or model on that bit driver you’re using?

[@notenoughtech]

Sorry for the late reply: notenoughtech.com/featured/miniware-es15/

[@HuntertheVegan]

Would it be possible to do this to an iPhone!? 🙌🙌🙌

[@notenoughtech]

Due to the size, it would be more challenging. I never looked at the pinout of the lightning connector.

[@igochan82]

How did you limit power input (on USB S module) so it match your laptop charger factory specification?

[@notenoughtech]

Laptop is in charge of how much power it uses not the charger. Charger power rating is just in line with power requirements. In reality the charging current is much lower than what's the charger could provide in theory in both circumstances

[@transgrl]

Power supply amperage is 'up to'. Meaning that you can have a device that only sinks 1 amp but you can have it connected to a supply that can provide 10A. So long as the voltage is correct and the power supply can provide amperage equal to or greater than the laptops original power supply there will be no issue.

[@ewicky]

"I wasn't able to go anywhere for a couple weeks" Now we're near the end of 2021 and there's still government lockdowns LoL

[@seantuitz]

Very cool! I am thinking of doing this to an older Lenovo which has the usb like port, but it looks like it has a 3rd pin in the middle for signal or something. Do you know if i also have to connect the middle one to anything? Thank you!

[@notenoughtech]

You should investigate where the cables go. This will give you an idea how it could be connected.

[@seantuitz]

@@notenoughtech Thank you, after some googling i found out that I have to add a resistor between signal and ground to the rectangular lenovo port, according to the maximum wattage i want the laptop to recieve.

[@notenoughtech]

Check the voltage on the receiving end (open the laptop) and you will know what you are dealing with

[@seantuitz]

@@notenoughtech I already have done that and measured the voltage. The resistor between the signal pin and ground is only there to tell the laptop how many watts the charger puts out.👍 btw how reliable is the pd port? Is it still working?

[@notenoughtech]

I'm still using it. It won't modulate the power but it will push whatever charger is capable of

[@garystinten9339]

Looking for a solution for my Lenovo yoga tablet version 1.. would be nice to pass my old tablet onto my son So I can upgrade without having dramas of breaking USB all the time

[@notenoughtech]

Tablets could be more problematic as have more space constraints. Plus remember this hack supplies usb-c port for charging only. No data is passed through

[@garystinten9339]

@@notenoughtech couldn't you just pinout the socket and reapply pinout to new socket?

[@notenoughtech]

Not for data. I can break out usb-c all day, but if the laptop side doesn't have a free usb bus to bring it to... It won't matter. Remember I'm replacing a DC jack with usb-c connector (not adding an usb port)

[@garystinten9339]

@@notenoughtech ok.. how many pins for USB A compared to USB C?

[@notenoughtech]

USB A has 4 pins. USB C uses these and has additional data lanes and power protocols if recall correctly there are 14 ?

[@joshuamichael4101]

I just wonder, do all usb type c come with power-delivery(PD) protocol option in the board. My laptop is ASUS I don't know what series it is, it's purchased on June 2019 and using usb 3.1 gen2 (now is updated into usb 3.2 gen 2) but doesn't include charging the laptop via USB c, can you help me? Maybe I can also pull some move and can do a little hack in order to make it work, make it cooler and more convenient so I can just do the charging, data transfer in one port only :)

[@notenoughtech]

USB PD is a separate standard. It is applicable to usb 2, 3, 3.1 etc. The hack I made won't add the data rail. Just swaps the charging protocol to force 20V from usb-c pd

[@joshuamichael4101]

Oh so it's just like charging a battery using a lab power supply unit, right?you just connect the positif (Vbus) and negative (ground) and connect it to the battery terminals and you all set. However is it safe thought using the USBC port & cable without including the PD protocol especially to charge a lithium ion/po battery which requires closely monitored voltage and current and you must be able to control & lower the current once it reaches 80 % for trickle charge the battery. So is it really safe?...

[@joshuamichael4101]

@@notenoughtech and also how do you bypass the USB C standard of supplying power, you know in order to make it able to charge a laptop you need to select the voltage level of 15 or even 20V but in USB C the default setting is using 5V voltage level and you need to insert/add a pull-down resistor with certain values in order to do that thing that you want. How do you able to bypass the system, I'm so curious I wanna know :)

[@notenoughtech]

USB PD resolves the voltage. The board negotiates the appropriate voltage and supplies this to the laptop. My laptop had a simple DC jack which means the charging circuit is integrated in the laptop itself and the connector would expect 20V on input. It solves the problem with correct charging as I don't have to worry about it. For charger to be able to recognise the battery levels etc it needs to talk to the device which is not possible if the only connection happens over 2 wires. Which means the battery circuit does the rest. Note that it may not be the case with your laptop so do it with caution.

[@joshuamichael4101]

Okay then, thank you I've learn a lot from you, I will definitely be very careful when working on my things and I'll do it with my own risk don't worry, but thanks again for the answer, goodbye 😘👍😉

[@caffeinaab]

you should add USB-C PD charging on an old Windows XP Laptop

[@notenoughtech]

Haha I need a netbook. Although the laptop in question is probably like 10 years old. That's as old as windows 98 haha

[@ArielGonzalez1]

after watching the video a few times (having to same or similar laptop you used on this one), i decided to add usb c to my laptop hahahahahahaha i'm waiting for the things i bought to do it, even a usb-c module to replace the conector on the charger and a magnet adapter to have magsafe-like charging (which may be a few days after this comment is written)... i think the only challenge i really have is soldering the usb charging port on my laptop, because i dont want to fuck it up hahahahahaha hope be able to do it because i can add it to my sister's laptops too

[@notenoughtech]

the magsafe cable would be nice touch actually. I should order one too

[@ArielGonzalez1]

@@notenoughtech give me a second to put the adapter i used (if yhou don't want to buy another cable)

[@ArielGonzalez1]

@@notenoughtech es.aliexpress.com/item/4001264700942.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.250e63c03nKltn this is the adapter es.aliexpress.com/item/4000340298280.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.250e63c03nKltn and this is a magnetic cable (i will use it on my iphone) i have a question: did you heat-solder the pd module?? (with heat gun) or with solder station (this is actually my challenge, because of the little spaces where i'm supposed to solder

[@notenoughtech]

@@ArielGonzalez1 I think i would buy one of these 90 degrees cable to keep the cable from sticking out

[@isso013]

Thank you. I have one to. No going to do it

[@filiphicl2195]

Have you considered connecting usb to that port if it is possible?

[@notenoughtech]

That would require a different solution than a decoy. I have enough space to pull it off but to make it work I'd have to solder a 8-9 wire tape to where a usbA ports are. Not sure if my soldering skills are up for that task

[@fryball1443]

@@notenoughtech is there a chance you can make a video for that? I’m trying to do that on my yoga

[@notenoughtech]

It's more complex and it's a greater risk of damage so I won't do this I'm afraid

[@Leonvolt28]

@@fryball1443 webcams in laptops are always connected via USB. what hou could do is sacrifice your webcam and solder USB data wires to the USB c board. It's also bad because it's USB 2.0

[@GreedNero]

I sant yo do this to my laptop but is 19v 3.42A :(

[@notenoughtech]

Technically this is 5% and within usual tolerance. But you'd be doing this acknowledging the risk

[@destindude1978]

Is there a new link for the item? The link provided doesn't work anymore 🤷‍♂️

[@notenoughtech]

link should take you to a search results for these modules so you could pick your own shape and voltage

[@destindude1978]

@@notenoughtech nope dead link

[@notenoughtech]

Do you have network restrictions? I tested on my end no problems

[@destindude1978]

@@notenoughtechtried it multiple times didn't work

[@notenoughtech]

Just search usb-c pd on AliExpress it will give you the results you need

[@Mach1Greeble]

Anyone done this on a Acer Spin 5? because i'll be buggered if i'm buying another 3mm x1mm dc power brick. Just for it to snap off for a 4th time.

[@notenoughtech]

If you have enough space inside and if you are running a similar voltage/wattage - then yes. If adapter works, you should be ok for the power requirement

[@voncheeseburger]

How weird, i go looking for videos about converting a laptop to usbc pd, and you have the exact same laptop as me!

[@notenoughtech]

Well that makes it a lot easier to follow :)

[@ziyaadmahomed2060]

What's the model name of your Lenovo Yoga?

[@notenoughtech]

Yoga 710-14ISK

[@ziyaadmahomed2060]

@@notenoughtech thanks buddy

[@ziyaadmahomed2060]

@@notenoughtech this was an inspiring project

[@Ncky]

There is only one problem. That board outputs 5V until it agrees on one PD profile

[@notenoughtech]

It's not a big issue in this case. Undervoltage is not near as dangerous as overvoltage

[@Ncky]

@@notenoughtech its true but some devices might lock up

[@clydefrosch]

i've got an acer where the useless tiny round charging port is soldered to the board ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYjMp4OGmJqYm9U see top right). you think something like this is feasible for laptops like that?

[@notenoughtech]

Yes, if you can find space for your USB-C board. You can leave the original jack intact and add parallel connection to feed new power in without any issues. as long as you have space and are able to separate the boards from causing shorts.

[@Lillfot]

Two months later, yet still no review of the charger!

[@notenoughtech]

Oh toasts. Actually I have half of it done but my 2nd USB-C tester is stuck in postage and I wanted to post the power capabilities with multiple ports used! I would recommend the charger tho

[@Lillfot]

@@notenoughtech It's cool, won't worry, just wanted to poke some fun! I'll probably pick one up moving forward. Slowly moving to USB-C in our house.

[@notenoughtech]

Usb-c for the win :)

[@Rollsjr]

That's cool and all but you're still bringing a balky charger with you

[@notenoughtech]

Yes, but I bring one charger to charge my phone, laptop and all usb-C powered devices.

[@HonestLettuce]

So ughhh yeh, if you aint experienced in electronics DON’t do this. I shorted my power jack connections, so now i need to wait till i can afford a replacement MOBO. Lesson learned, after i get the board and check i turns on. I am leaving the power jack connections alone….. that or ask someone who knows what they are doing if i can pay them to do the mod. Ironically. I can still use the laptop. But the power jack is fried.

[@notenoughtech]

i'm sorry to hear it. The dc jack usually is connected to a battery charging circuit and should really a reverse polarity protection. It can blow either a fuse, but as these things are not really "replacable" self resetting fuses are often use. They require a couple of min to reset after which you should be able to use the jack as normal. This obviously depends on the hardware you have in your hands.

[@HonestLettuce]

@@notenoughtech OMG, you absolute life saver, it worked, but does this mean, if it shorts again that it is dead for good?

[@notenoughtech]

@@HonestLettuce obviosuly try not to get it shorted. Do you have a multimeter? You can get a cheap one for a couple of dollars. It will cover you. I expect the fuse to last, but without knowing what fuse is used, I have no way of telling. I'd risk a statement saying - you will be ok next time this will happen, as it sounds like you have a resettable fuse. Blown fuse wouldn't let you power the device until replaced.

[@HonestLettuce]

@@notenoughtech Ahh i see, yeh. i am never pulling that stunt again. as for a mustimeter, ironically enough it was a mustimeter i accidentally shorted the contacts with. xD

[@notenoughtech]

Haha well let's hope that's the end of it.

[@eivis13]

Says we should have adopted type c long ago - buys a laptop with a barrel jack, because it was cheaper. Hypocrisy at it's finest.

[@notenoughtech]

Yup, that's what you do when you can't afford certain things. I also love Tesla cars. Can't afford one