Do not charge from left side thunderbolt ports?

[tommiy]

While reviewing the 10.15.4 long thread of 10.15.4 stopping external docks and monitors from working over at apple communities I came across this item.

Any idea's why this would be correct? Although I have not moved from 10.15.1, I do charge from the left and frequent am getting fans starting. I'm going to try charging from the right next week while in iso and see what happens.

 

[chabig]

Never heard of that and I’ve been charging from the left for three years.

 

[Bazza1]

Saw this referenced for the first time today on Lifehacker. I'm still running a 2017 Mac Air w/MagSafe, so not an issue for me, but this article and the Forum it references suggest otherwise for the Pro -

Are You Charging Your MacBook on the Wrong Side?

Yes, you read that headline correctly. There is apparently a “right” way and a “wrong” way to connect devices to a M acBook with Thunderbolt/USB-C

lifehacker.com

 

[tommiy]

Thats a lot of detail and troubleshooting in the stackexchange article behind all of this. From today I'll be plugging in from the right to see if there is any difference.

 

[chabig]

Or connect your dock on the right side.

 

[tommiy]

Thats what I meant....I have noticed that quite frequently the fans being on when my mbp is doing very little. Will be interesting to see if swapping side does make any changes.

 

[tommiy]

Tried this today and I can honestly say i don't think it made any difference. The thunderbolt temperature increases no matter which side you connect t to charge from. I think maybe the left hand temperature is slight less than the right hand side for my machine.