TreedixUSB Cable Tester, USB C Cable Tester, Usb Data Cable Checker Board for USB-C, USB-A, USB-B, Micro Mini Lightning Cables, Quickly Sort Out the Heap of Usb Cables by Checking the Leds

I bought the one with the transparent cover, glad I did, it helps protect it from people like me.This is a super little device, simple and easy to use, and within half an hour I had sorted my 50 or so cables, and found the vast majority were not data cables, and those that were, all but one worked fine.Very good value for the money, and worked on all the cables I tested. There are some that are not compatible, but the PCB would need to be huge to accommodate everything, but this is great for all the usual ones that plug into a PC.

As many people, I have lots of various USB cables at home of different origin, quality, type, speed rating and plug geometry. Oftentimes, it is frustrating to figure out why a particular cable does not work as expected - is it because of problem with the device I am plugging it in, because it is charge only, maybe it is USB 2.0 while the device requires 3.1 or just faulty.This nifty self-contained gizmo removes the guesswork - it quickly tests cable (and has connectivity for seemingly every conceivable USB plug variation), displays it compliance, maximum rating and status of actual individual data and power lines. So you have all the information at a glance. Very illuminating, fast and convenient.And the fact that it uses own onboard battery and hence requires no external power source makes it doubly convenient.

After test a few of my USB cables I have discovered that some of them don't have the data connections and can only be used for charging. I also found a cable that appears to be working okay is actually faulty as the LEDs flicker when the cable is moved. The only disappointment is that the external power supply connector isn't a USB or normal power socket and requires a special plug to be soldered onto a power supply cable.

Every person should have one.This has to be one of them gadgets many just do not want to be without, You are most certainly at a great disadvantage not having one.There are a number of positives about this unit in what it will do for you, the main one is a "What If"You lost your lead to your phone, needing desperately to download or upload something to or from your phone.There is a spare cable that will fit your phone.However, Is it a Charge lead only, or Data and charge lead?As you may already know if it is a "Charge Only" lead you wont be uploading or downloading data because it won't register on your device as a Drive.So now test all them cables to figure if its a data cable or a charging only cable.You probably have tons of charge only leads, Time for a sort out.The beauty about this unit is it tests for shielding.This on its own was a reason i purchased the unit.I could not find the original cable anywhere for a Peterson Guitar Tuner Unit, so was using this cable i had lying around, anytime this unit was connected it always had a noise, irritating but could never source where the noise was coming from but it was definitely this cable, why?Turned out the cable i was using was not shielded!Immediately I found and tested another cable the sheilding light lit up.I then tried that cable the noise was gone.I am sure many will find this unit useful, but for this purpose also as there are many USB leads out there of the various size that this unit is there to test and many have no shielding.Working in a recording enviroment " Unwanted-Noise" is something you definitely do not need, even low frequency noise.Well designed a lot of thought has gone into this tester, It looks an awesome bit of kit and does the job as intended.Just take care connecting leads to it as not sure how strong the soldered points are to the board, especially if you have a box of leads to test.When inserting or removing keep the socket on the board your plugging or unplugging to between thumb and finger, just to give more support.Overtime these soldered joins might loosen, so USE WITH CARE.It isn't the invention of the "Wheel" but its certainly very close, should be certified with an award for Ingenuity, Design, A product you are at a great disadvantage not having.

HiPlease see my photos that accompany this review, they can be informative.The second one in particular shows what appears to be a light brown piece of card. Well that turns out to be the clear acrylic cover with a peelable brown protector that you need to remove..!For the cost the testing unit seems to be very well made and comes with the stand and cover, see photos.In my opinion it is worth paying a little more for those.The board itself has enough printed information on it to be useful.The detailed two sided manual is very well written, one side information about the board and how to power it up etc. The other side about the pin outs for each of the connections, well the LED lights.I have included a photo showing a USB 3 based cable connected and the corresponding lights that the board displays.I am still learning as to the boards full capability, but that can be understood in time.My only very slight concern is the need to be a little cautious when plugging and unplugging your leads. Perhaps a touch of hot melt glue to hold them in place might be useful, so far they seem fine.Overall a very useful board and a very good price.I very much recommend this USB cable tester.I do hope that this review has been useful for you.

The one I ordered from Amazon never turned up, so managed to find one on eBay. Amazon did however give me a refund. Build quality seems great. Easy to use and works well. Particularly useful for cables with a USB-C connector, which can have many configurations depending on their use and orientation.

An essential item for any electronics toolkit. Quickly checks and identifies any usb cable, ie charge only, what kind of charging the cable supports, data and fast data etc etc. Brilliant and worth every penny!