Extension USB cable

[dajjorg]

Hi all,

I have a 1m lightning cable, directly from Apple, as well as a Apple wall to usb port. I need the cable to reach an extra couple feet, however. Rather than buying a new 2m cable, can I just use a non-apple 1m USB extension cable I have lying around? Or ould this screw up the electricity flow and potentially be bad for my phone? In other words, I'm thinking:

Apple USB power adapter--->1m USB extension cable (non-apple, non-certified)--->1m Apple original USB to lightning cable

I ask because I know that Apple lightning cables and others MFi certified cables are certified for the purpose of delivering just the right amount of electricity flow or whatever. So I don't know if throwing in a cheap extension cable would somehow make the otherwise tightly-regulated and tested electricity flow go awry.

Thanks!

 

[glenthompson]

should not be a problem. Some usb extensions can’t carry as much power so charging could be a bit slower.

 

[sparksd]

Over the years I've used a wide variety of power supplies, cables, adapter, extensions, etc. for Lightning and every USB connection type and never had a problem.