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[0:01] Hello everyone. Lately I have been trying to get rid of this connector. Recently I have modded my Sega Genesis
[0:33] if you plug a more powerful charger, it will only send these 5 volts. Then we have these other adapters. This here is the most dangerous of all of them. This
[1:10] sending the correct voltage. And if someone accidentally connects this to another power supply, your device is fried.
[1:45] then when connected, the V Flex will always try to negotiate the voltage that you selected. And if you want to change the voltage later, you can just connect
[2:23] everything normally. If you don't know which voltages your power supply can output, you can use the scan mode.
[3:02] And even triple double A batteries like this one. A 5 volts power supply would have probably damaged this one.
[3:34] mix this up. In my case, I just added a label. The company also has the super slim 70 watts charger.
[4:31] be in the description of this video. As always, thanks for watching and I'll see you next time. >> [music]
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[0:02] Hello everyone, lately I have been trying to get rid of this connector.
[0:07] Recently, I have modded my Sega Genesis to use a USB-C connector instead of this.
[0:13] But the problem is, this connection is everywhere, and you can't just replace it with USB type
[0:19] C in any device you want, so for those situations I have been using these kind of adapters.
[0:26] Some of them has fixed voltages like this one.
[0:29] This will always try to negotiate this specific voltage, so even if you plug a more powerful
[0:35] charger, it will only send these 5 volts.
[0:39] Then we have these other adapters.
[0:41] This here is the most dangerous of all of them.
[0:44] This one will always negotiate the highest voltage possible, but there's no way of knowing
[0:49] which voltage it's outputting.
[0:51] If it's outputting 20 volts and you plug this in a 5 volt device, it will fry it.
[0:57] And finally, we have this other one.
[1:00] This one has a tiny display that lets you know which voltage it's sending to the device,
[1:05] reducing the chances of accident.
[1:07] But again, you have to keep checking the display to make sure it's sending the correct voltage.
[1:13] And if someone accidentally connects this to another power supply, your device is frying.
[1:19] But this here might be the ultimate solution to power anything through USB type C. This is
[1:25] the V-Flex adapter from Warwolf.
[1:27] This here is the starter kit, and the V-Flex is this small piece here.
[1:36] It works by connecting the V-Flex to your smartphone or computer.
[1:40] And after that, you can use Google Chrome or your smartphone app to select a voltage.
[1:46] And then when connected, the V-Flex will always try to negotiate the voltage that you selected.
[1:51] And if you want to change the voltage later, you can just connect it again and reprogram
[1:55] the chip.
[2:02] If for some reason, the power supply cannot deliver the voltage that it requested, it won't
[2:07] turn on at all.
[2:08] This way, it protects your device from receiving a lower voltage or a higher voltage.
[2:17] If the power supply can deliver that specific voltage, the LEDs will turn green, and then
[2:22] you can connect everything normally.
[2:28] If you don't know which voltage is your power supply can output, you can use the scan
[2:32] mode.
[2:36] After enabled, you just have to plug the V-Flex back into the power supply to scan the
[2:40] information.
[2:47] Some power supplies like this one can deliver a variable voltage.
[2:52] This one can deliver anything between 3.3 and 21 volts.
[2:57] For example, 3.3 volts is more than enough to power anything that uses AA batteries.
[3:03] And even triple AA batteries like this one.
[3:06] A 5 volts power supply would have probably damaged this one.
[3:10] In the connectors are interchangeable.
[3:12] In case that the one plugged in doesn't fit, you can always change to another one.
[3:17] And there are plenty of different options here.
[3:19] The plugs with an orange connector has reversed polarity.
[3:23] It's a good idea to store those in a separate box to avoid mixing them up.
[3:28] And be aware that each V-Flex device can be configured with a different voltage.
[3:33] So it's very important that you don't mix this up.
[3:36] In my case, I just added a label.
[3:44] The company also has the SuperSline 71 charger.
[4:00] And their magnetic charging cable also has a nice quality.
[4:15] For my final thoughts, the V-Flex is much safer than the other options.
[4:19] As long as you use labels and don't mix up with the other adapters, you're pretty safe.
[4:23] And the fact that you can reprogram it makes it much more useful than the other adapters.
[4:28] And that's it for today.
[4:30] The links to the V-Flex will be in the description of this video.
[4:33] As always, thanks for watching and I'll see you next time.
