The good news is that Google researcher Benson Leung has some help in his quest to rid the world of bad USB Type-C cords, the bad news is that he still needs it.  Another intrepid investigator who goes by the moniker Nathan K discovered that the Anker PowerLine USB-C cable model A8185011 is a danger to your electronics.  The labelling states 5A, 100W and yet testing shows 3A, 60W which would not be so bad except that the wire allows Rp pulldown to be doubled.  This leads to a very hot charger as 5V Vconn voltages end up where they really should not be.  Anker has recalled these cords so you should not see them for sale anymore but you might want to double check any you currently own.

Drop by The Register for info and a link to Nathan's Google+ post, which includes the testing data.

"Peripherals builder Anker has issued a recall after researchers found that one of its USB-C cables could potentially cause serious damage to connected hardware."

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