Tangled in cords
Some how or another we ended up with a gnarly mess of cords/chargers for all our electrical devices. Two cell phones, (and of course they take different chargers), GPS, MP3 player, MP3 dock, tablet, ...
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Matt_Colie wrote:
Some USB charged stuff needs a 2+amp supply to charge. If you connect it to a supply that is less capable, it may either:
A - Not charge at all OR
B - Burn out the supply. So you better know who needs what.
The Anker charger (and most of their iQ lineup) will detect what's plugged into it and charge it at the appropriate current. I have a couple of their products lying around, and can attest that they work FABULOUSLY!! THeir cables are heavy-duty and work well too!
We have managed to go micro-USB for all our current electronics; even my work iPhone (I bought a battery case that uses a micro-USB to charge both). We have a couple of dedicated chargers in the camper, both 12VDC and 120VAC so we're covered either way, and if we somehow manage to forget one of them, there's always a 12VDC charger in the truck as well that we can use in the camper. There's no efficiency to be gained by inverting 12VDC to 120VAC only to have a wall-wart step it back down to 5VDC.
