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Anyone heard of barrel plugs with magnet adapters? (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 months ago by HurlingDurling@lemmy.world to c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de

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I recently got a nice office chair for Christmas with heated massage functionality and it uses a barrel plug to power it but I have to be super careful to not pull it or damage the barrel connector in any way. I wish there was a magnet conector for these things in case of a yank pull and was wondering if anyone had heard of some adapter like the one I pictured above.

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[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are electric barrel connectors ever used for data transfer? I've only seen them used for power, but I'm curious if it's possible.

[–] kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If you consider analog audio as data, then yeah all the time

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Hah, OK, got me there 🤣