I have 2 monitors, 2 PCs, 1 amp, and 1 printer in my office alone that each draw more than 100W, so definitely not for me :(
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Maybe devices that draw more than 100W should just be considered heavy appliances like washing machines or refrigerators.
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That means most kitchen appliances become "heavy appliances". Toaster, microwave, coffee maker, stand-up mixer, etc.
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Yeah I guess kitchens need traditional AC power. Would be interesting to enumerate
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I think that while most electronics now use <100W, a lot of other powered things do not. Power tools, treadmills, hair driers, and so on
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That being said, wiring new homes with 110/220V AC + 5/12V DC would be nice so all our LED bulbs don't need converters in them :)
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Yeah that sounds about right.
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I hope not, huge security concern.
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Good point. Same reason why I don't like the public phone charging stations.
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Not if charge-only cables became popular or some other mitigation was in place.
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I wonder, Is there a physical difference a user can observe to know it is a charge only cable?
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It would need to be standardized, but I think it's worth it since it's the main obstacle.
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100W limit, so sadly no
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You have to plug a washing machine into a hotel outlet? You could imagine that 100W+ ports are like car charging ports: edge cases.
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Sure, could supplement standard sockets. I have several USB-A sockets in my house.
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Same. Waiting for USB-C sockets that support charging laptops to be a thing.
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With all the hardware abstraction, you're barely charging.
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Need obvious way to separate data from power only mode otherwise is a vector for compromising security of devices with untrusted outlets.
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You could imagine a charge-only plug. This already is common for USBA
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How would you leap over the 20V,5A limitation? (100W) A vacuum cleaner needs 1,400W
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Rooms would have one and only one high watt local plug.
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I like the idea, but USA building code wants an outlet every 8ft or so. It ceases to be an engineering issue and more of a legislative prob.
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