My aging Apple power adapter requires either a new cable or being replaced all together. Cable was replaced twice already.
I would like to take advantage of compact newer power adapters which invariably offer a USB-C socket and digital Power Delivery (PD) controls. Was reading about USB-C PD triggers/decoys which present fixed voltage one side and PD interface on the other (*). So I thought USB-C to MagSafe 1/2 adapters available on the market implement that.
Then read about a MagSafe plug tear down revealing the connector itself provides a power adapter ID to the Mac laptop (**). Even if those cheap cable adapters implement this feature, which I doubt, I am not sure it will be the correct one. It may simply return the ID of the most powerful Apple power adapter of the line and leave it at that. As far as I know they don’t offer users any configuration option.
To be considered also third party power adapters are known to work with old Mac laptops. But I don’t know if they also affect battery lifespan.
What are your thoughts about safety - for both user and equipment - of such solutions? Thanks.
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