I bought a 2nd-hand Lenovo USB-C PSU (ADLX65YLC3D) which indicates a range of voltages (20v, 15v, 9v, 5v) on the label. Tried to charge a few different bicycle lights but the charging indicators did not light up on any of them. I almost tossed it because the 2nd-hand market I bought from is definately dodgy. But then I tried to power a Rasberry Pi and it seems to work on that. So wtf? An a/c adapter either works or it doesn’t. What would cause this: works on some devices but not others? The Rasberry Pi needs 5v just as the bicycle lights. That is the default voltage for USB-c.
Is the spec ambiguous on that then? Is a 5v default and a PSU without default both compliant?
The spec is very clear, the source does not need to provide any amperage, just voltage. PE_SRC_Disabled (see my other comment in this thread)
voltage = current × resistance, IIRC my high school physics correctly. If current is zero, then voltage must also be zero, no? I don’t understand how voltage can be positive if amperage is zero.
Your right, but it only needs a tiny amount to signal 5V.
The power brick engineers can choose to fail safe (just 5V only minimal amperage), or fail dangerous (5W power delivery) - for this lenovo power brick they decided to fail safe.