<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@0xabad1dea" class="u-url mention">@<span>0xabad1dea</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dascandy42" class="u-url mention">@<span>dascandy42</span></a></span> Depends on the device implementation I'd say, if its done right it should shut off if it sees a voltage drop below the threshold for the requested voltage, preventing over heating.</p><p>For dumb Type C power you only get 15W max, even over a flimsy wire thats unlikely to catch fire, maybe melt the insulation but ususally chargers and devices have some safeguards for crap cables or crap devices.<br />Crap charger with crap cable and crap device on the other hand... 😬</p>