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Cable wattage, explained

A 240W cable, a 65W charger and a phone that draws 25W — what actually happens.

A cable's wattage rating is a ceiling, not a promise. The TitanWeave cable is rated 240W USB-C PD 3.1, which means it can carry up to 240W safely. What your device actually draws is decided by the charger and the device together — the cable never forces power into a device.

The three numbers that decide charging speed

  • Charger output — VoltCore delivers up to 65W total.
  • Cable ceiling — TitanWeave allows up to 240W, so it never limits a 65W charger.
  • Device draw — a phone that draws 25W takes 25W, even on a 240W cable.

Data is a separate number

TitanWeave carries USB 2.0 data at 480Mbps. That is fine for syncing and peripherals, but it is not a high-speed video or large-file transfer cable. If you move large video files daily, you need a cable rated for higher data speeds — wattage and data speed are independent specifications.

Durability, stated plainly

TitanWeave is lab-tested to 60,000 bends with a double-braided ballistic nylon jacket. The bend test is a laboratory figure for the cable's flex life; it does not make the cable immune to being crushed, chewed or yanked by the connector. Hold the connector, not the cable, when unplugging.

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