So I did a little experimenting today. I have one of these power adapters on my desk, providing power to a few USB devices (monitor lamp, charging headphones, etc.):
https://www.anker.com/ca/products/variant/powerport-speed-pd-5/A2056111
Nice little unit. It also happens to have a 30W PD USB-C port on it, so I figured, why not see if it’ll charge my FW. Plugged it in and got a curious notification:
So it’s not charging the laptop. I wouldn’t expect to charge it fast, given the 30W output, but my understanding was that the FW should charge with a 30W adapater, based on @nrp’s note above:
and indeed down to a 15W adapter, based on @Kieran_Levin’s post on the USB-C charging thread:
Has anyone else run into this issue with a non-dedicated PD adapter (or any adapter for that matter)? Or am I missing some hidden audio functionality in my Anker power adapter? 