1y ago

Why is there no USB-C (female) to mini-B (male) adapter?

I converted my cable park to a USB-C cable (male to male) and lots of adapers (the short sort you can keep in a box) years ago. Yet i have still some devices with a mini-B female port.

Only thing i found online are cables and everything else. Heck, there's even mini-DP > C and ethernet > C in that form factor.

To clarify, i look for something like this but mini-B instead of micro.

edit: Region is Swiss, Europe.

editedit: thanks guys, found one.

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I'm confused, I just did a quick search and found one on Amazon that's listed for about $14. Am I missing something here?
- Maybe the region, Swiss, Europe? Google and Duckduckgo found nothing.
  But thanks, so they do exist.
  Can you give me your search term or the brand?
  
  https://a.co/d/cotVhJD
  This is on US Amazon. Brand JXMOX.
  
  I‘m also from the Swiss and for this stuff i always use aliexpress. Very good price and never had any issues. https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtiKwFE Just search for „usb-c to mini“ and you find lots of options. generally you can say the higher the price the better the quality. also take note of the shipping costs, sometimes costs are „hidden“ in there. PM me if you need help or have questions.
  
  "amazon type c to mini usb adapter" is what I googled to get the same result as them. Maybe try the same query directly on your regional Amazon page if Google isn't helping
  
  Do a search for fire starter… /s
  
  Do a search on aliexpress, you’ll get 10 for the $14 linked above
  
  If you need a lot I believe StarTech or CDW can work out a shipment.
  
  Nearly every single port adapter exists. People will not upgrade their stuff until absolutely necessary and will get adapters in the meantime.
- Yes, which is what OP requested
The USB-C (female) adapters are hard to find due to technically being non-compliant. If you're interested about the reasons and some further context, I can recommend this article: https://hackaday.com/2022/12/27/all-about-usb-c-illegal-adapters/
In your specific case, it's twice as hard to find such an adapter due to MiniUSB being so uncommon these days.
- Ah, so that's why the C to micro adapter to charge my old Galaxy S3 only works one side.
- That's a very interesting article, thanks!
This thread made me realise how awesome it would be to have a specialized search engine or storefront where you can describe a custom bit of cabling or donglage based on what you need to connect together and search whether anything like that exists.
- Even more awesome if it could find the cheapest adapter chain in the case where it doesn't have it directly
https://www.amazon.de/SHUBEIEUMI-Unterst%C3%BCtzt-Schnellladung-Datentransfer-Kompatibel/dp/B0C71B7Y72
- Ok, danke, die sind sogar hier verfügbar.
I have some around my house because I switched all of my cables to usb-C. I bought a six pack on Amazon.
Search term "mini usb2 to usbc" on amazon UK came back with a good list... brands easyult and nfhk. No clue how good they are or if they would be available in EU/CH.
- Thanks, but amazon can't deliver them to switzerland. None of them, it's crazy.
  
  Maybe aliexpress? They typically have global shipping
  
  and from France ? Adaptateur USB C vers Mini USB (Pack de 2), Seminer Type C (Femelle) vers Mini USB 2.0 (Mâle) Convertir Connecteur Compatible avec Appareils Photo Numériques, Ordinateur, GPS (Noir)
They are not common because it is possible to use them incorrectly and cause a fire.
- How? Anything with a mini will be USB 2 at most and USB c defaults to lower power of USB 2 without any handshakes with the device which one with USB mini won't do.
  
  Theoretically you could build a male to male contraption from multiple adapters and a cable. Also you could be providing too much current to a device, however this is specific to the combination of adapter, cable and power supply you use.
- This will NOT cause a fire.
- Is it because USB C can be host AND device while Mini USB is only device?
- I'm not sure that there'd be enough voltage to cause a fire.
You might be able to find a USB c male to USB b male cable and do without an adapter entirely.
- Been there, always a fumbling behind the PC.
  
  USB hub? I have a spare of USB c, mini, and micro running from a hub to a 3x cable mount on my desk. Makes connecting peripherals a breeze.

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