usb sockets a bit of info

[brightspark]

 

[Windy Miller]

Very informative.

But I’d always go for the highest power, just in case!

 

[angellonewolf]

ive been looking at this only a few days ago but the cost of the 2 amp or 3amp plugs is 12 quid or 20 at max as far as i can see where realy is the cost saving ?

rather than do every socket in the house just change a few 1 in each room a couple in the kitchen and all of them in the frount room that saves money but even then its only a few hundred quid once to change the lot

 

[Domdom]

It’s all about understanding your loads and charging accordingly. Fast charging is not always good for the batteries. I also use inductive charging for phones, it’s slower, generates less heat and doesn’t wear the USB-C connector.

But laptops? LMAO, 45 watts indeed. That’s OK for a tablet but not a proper laptop. My Lenovo has a 135w PSU with it and on the occasions where I have had to work in the car, the cigar lighter thingy I have, which is 95w, will just about keep it alive with a gradual discharge. Yes, it’s a workstation grade machine but even my old one had a 85w PSU.

These sockets look cool but what was wrong with the correct charger for the device?

 

[BrokenBiker]

It’s all about understanding your loads and charging accordingly. Fast charging is not always good for the batteries. I also use inductive charging for phones, it’s slower, generates less heat and doesn’t wear the USB-C connector.

But laptops? LMAO, 45 watts indeed. That’s OK for a tablet but not a proper laptop. My Lenovo has a 135w PSU with it and on the occasions where I have had to work in the car, the cigar lighter thingy I have, which is 95w, will just about keep it alive with a gradual discharge. Yes, it’s a workstation grade machine but even my old one had a 85w PSU.

These sockets look cool but what was wrong with the correct charger for the device?

i used to fast charge my galaxy s22 all the time...got to the point the battery would only last around 4 hours on a full charge while sat idle.

since buying my pixel 10 i notice if i have an alarm set for the morning it will charge slowly, just quick enough that it hits 100% just before the alarm sounds, it tells you it is for battery health maintenance and seems to work as i can run all day watching youtube in the crane, use google maps to get home and sit browsing at home and still rarely gets below 20% by the time i pulg it in

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

I generally use a Dell laptop charger for my phones...used to use the wall sockets but they're just too slow for phone charging (fine for other stuff though)

 

[dan treg]

i guess this is fairly obvious but the back boxes with often need to be deeper maybe 35mm not 25mm

 

[brightspark]

i guess this is fairly obvious but the back boxes with often need to be deeper maybe 35mm not 25mm

there doable if the 25mm boxes are set back about an eight of an inch and its a swop