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Are all lightning cables the same?

rphawks
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So I lost my cheap amazon wall charger I got for free with my kindle yesterday. I'm planning on buying the Anker PowerCore Fusion 5000. My dad bought some cheap lightning cables off Amazon without telling me, but they're nice braided ones. The Fusion outputs 2.1 A when plugged into the wall, but 3A when acting as a battery pack. How do I know the cables will take 3A? Here's the link to the cables: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MTPERBZ?psc=1

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7 minutes ago, rphawks said:

So I lost my cheap amazon wall charger I got for free with my kindle yesterday. I'm planning on buying the Anker PowerCore Fusion 5000. My dad bought some cheap lightning cables off Amazon without telling me, but they're nice braided ones. The Fusion outputs 2.1 A when plugged into the wall, but 3A when acting as a battery pack. How do I know the cables will take 3A? Here's the link to the cables: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MTPERBZ?psc=1

it should only supply what the phone asks it to supply

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Apple has it's own certification. MFI standard. That's means the cable is tested to use safe with Apple devices. I don't see anything about this cable that it is qualified with this certification.

 

Apple devices only handles 2.1 A as far as I know. So 3.0 A won't show any difference in charging time.

 

If the cable isn't tested for this certification, your iDevice will show a message you use a not-tested cable.

 

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25 minutes ago, Carfferd said:

Apple has it's own certification. MFI standard. That's means the cable is tested to use safe with Apple devices. I don't see anything about this cable that it is qualified with this certification.

 

Apple devices only handles 2.1 A as far as I know. So 3.0 A won't show any difference in charging time.

 

If the cable isn't tested for this certification, your iDevice will show a message you use a not-tested cable.

 

I've been using the cable for about a month now, no problems.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  
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Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000
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Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" Hard Drive 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Extreme
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case Satin Black
PSU: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular PSU
WiFi Card: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
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Other: Coolermaster VGA Holder
Other: Phanteks LED Strip 1M
Other: Phanteks Fan Splitter

Monitor: Dell S2716DG

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