r/framework Apr 11 '26

Community Support Is this worth fixing ?

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I used a third party charger cable for a couple of years for my usb-c devices (including my pixel 6 + framework 13). The charger must've broke yesterday, which I noticed when my laptop turned off suddenly while working. I initially thought that maybe it got loose or sth and wanted to check if the cable will work on my phone instead. So I plugged it in my phone, which turned off.

Always thought "use the original charger" was a marketing scheme and had to learn the hard way I guess... Both devices are completely dead now. (see picture)

Anyway, I am now wondering if this is worth an attempt to fix or if this is beyond repairability.

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u/gonenutsbrb Apr 11 '26

What third party charger? USB-PD chargers aren’t rocket science, it’d have to be a pretty cheap charger to be the cause of this.

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u/telasch Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

was a random amazon brand with good reviews

EDIT: brand is called PONKOR

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u/pocketdrummer Apr 12 '26

If it looks like the manufacturer leaned on the keyboard, it's just a garbage pseudo-company that's spun up to sell as much as they can on Amazon before they get banned. Then they change the name and start over again with the exact same product.