Charging cables are essential to keeping our mobile products powered up. If we want to stay powered, even with a portable battery pack, we need to bring along our cables.
The biggest problem with cables is they all break over time. The more you use them, and the more you bend them, the faster they will break. Sometimes the cost isn’t the worst part about this fact, but there is an off chance that you might be stuck without a charging cable if yours suddenly decides to give out.
Google Pixel C connected and charging with the ZUS type-C cable.
That’s where Nonda comes in to save the day. They have built a cable so strong that they actually dare customers to break it. Nonda offers suggestions on letting your dog pull at it, tow a car with it, etc. Why? Because Nonda’s new ZUS cables, offered at Indiegogo, are made with Kevlar which is the same material used in bulletproof vests.
Build and Usage of the ZUS Kevlar Cable
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The ZUS Kevlar charging cable is different from other cables since it is designed to last a lifetime. Many charging cables break from flexing and bending too many times, which destroys the internals of the charging cable. Nonda designed a cable reinforced and protected with 3M’s Kevlar to ensure it lasts forever.
In bend tests, the ZUS cable survived over 50% longer than Belkin’s cables. That does mean the ZUS cables actually reached a breakpoint, but the difference here is that nonda offers a full lifetime guarantee of its cables. It also offers twice the lifespan at half of the MSRP.
I did a destruction test of a standard plastic coated micro USB cable and the ZUS Type-C cable by running them both into my Dyson vacuum cleaner. I first ran the microUSB cable through the vacuum for five seconds, and the plastic coating melted off exposing the internal wiring. The cable still worked, but probably won’t have much life left in it at this point.
Where the ZUS cable gets interesting, is once I sucked it up into my vacuum, it literally locked up the brush wheel and melted my vacuum belt which snapped. The Kevlar protection was so strong that it didn’t give at all, and miraculously came out unscathed.
I then went on to pull on the cable as hard as I could, and tied it to a 10 pound dumbbell I have in my office. I swung it back and forth and the cable still worked great with my LG G5.
The ZUS cables are extremely well made and are intelligently designed. The USB A portion of the plug sits at a right angle, which helps it fit into tight spaces better. It also provides more protection against flexing at that point which should increase its lifespan as well.
Summary
Summary
The ZUS cables by nonda come in three varieties – micro USB, Lightning, and USB Type-C. All of them are built to the same standards and each come with a Lifetime Warranty. Nonda is offering a few different backing options at Indiegogo, and you can get one cable for as little as $15 with shipping expected in July.
The USB Type-C cable I used charged my Nexus Pixel C, LG G5, and Xiaomi Mi5 all without issue. The ZUS cable is the strongest cable I have ever used and will be my charging cable of choice, especially when I travel.
Get the ZUS cable at Indiegogo.com. Or learn more at nonda.com.
Specs
- 56K Ohm Resistor
- Vbus IR drop of less than 500mV
- GND IR drop of less than 250mV at 3A
- Micro USB, Lightning, Type-C
- $15
