If the cable you planned on using to power your pi 4 does not work using a usb c phone charger or an older charger with a type c adapter is suggested as they are less likely to use e marker chips.
Pi power cable.
It has the added benefit of connecting a pi to the internet at the same time using special injectors.
This technology uses a standard ethernet cable to send power to a special add on board fitted to a raspberry pi.
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When you have a generic usb power adapter you ll need a us to micro usb cable to connect that power to your raspberry pi.
While a hardware revision is the best way to handle this there are other options for makers with the current version of the pi 4.
This means that the hubs will power the raspberry pi through its usb cable input cable without the need for a separate micro usb power cable and bypass the voltage protection.
A good way to power a raspberry pi in an awkward location is to use power over ethernet poe.