new outlet w/USB

[marty1300]

dded a new outlet with 2 USB charging ports

[kpratte]

I use one of these: Anker 6 port 60W USB charger. It will charge 6 devices all at once, fast. Works good so far.

- Ken

[spud1957]

mrgreetis wrote:
Happy, could you just use one of the mentioned regular ones and wire it downstream from a current GFI outlet. The upstream one would protect any downstream receptacles.

Mike

X2. That's how the GFI plugs are wired in the RV and homes.

Your problem would be if the outlet you are replacing is existing in your RV and not wired to the GFI circuit already. It is probably daisy chained with other non-GFI outlets.

[mrgreetis]

Happy, could you just use one of the mentioned regular ones and wire it downstream from a current GFI outlet. The upstream one would protect any downstream receptacles.

Mike

[Happy_Prospecto]

I am looking for an outlet with USB port but the 120 volt side needs to be a GFI setup, anyone found one of these?

[MrWizard]

those things scare me...
i wonder about the reliability of the components used
i much prefer using the oem chargers that came with each device
i use a small power strip, or multi-outlet plugged into the duplex
so i can use multiple oem chargers
i feel safer doing that, to charge expensive electronics
phones, tablets, cameras ..etc..

[marty1300]

These were 3 amp I believe, I know the ipad and iphone take a lot of juice to charge. But now all I have to have is the cable
thanks marty

[Matt_Colie]

ScottG hit my problem squarely. My smart phone needs at least 2.1 amps to charge. Any less and it goes out. It did take me a while to figure out what the problem really was.

Matt

[rwbradley]

Just a thought, I had considered doing this myself but I discovered one (IMHO) flaw. These USB ports are not Surge protected. This may not be a big issue if you have a Progressives Industries Surge Guard on the trailer. But if you do not (as is my case) you have no protection on all those $500 iPhones, iPad, TV etc from bad park power, etc. So in my case I just went out to Home Depot and got a few good quality power bars with surge protection, high joules rating and 1A or better USB ports built in. I also used some 2 sided Velcro tape to mount them up. Yes it is not as elegant a solution but I was more concerned about my devices getting fried than some extra wire dangling.

[gbopp]

ScottG wrote:
A lot of those ports are only good for 1A charging. They wont charge some Smart phones or larger items like Tablets.
For those power hungry items, look for a USB charger that says 2.X amps.

Thanks for that info.. I'm planning on installing these outlets in my Grandsons rooms, they're computer/gadget geeks.

The OP had a good idea, installing it in the RV.

[ScottG]

A lot of those ports are only good for 1A charging. They wont charge some Smart phones or larger items like Tablets.
For those power hungry items, look for a USB charger that says 2.X amps.

[TakingThe5th]

hershey wrote:
I found one that has four USB ports, no AC outlets at all. Unfortunately, they are now all filled and I need more. One thing, my wives smartphone won't charge off of them. It has to use its own AC to USB adapter. Everything else seems to work.

I had a similiar problem with a mult-purpose car jump starter/air compressor that also had USB ports and a cigarette lighter socket. The USB ports would not charge my iPhone 5 but a USB adapter that I put in the cigarette lighter socket did work. I discovered that iPhone needs at least a 1 amp output but the USB sockets provided only a half amp.

The good news is that there are wall plates out there with higher outputs.

[nineoaks2004]

Pretty neat, I am thinking of doing an install in my pup seems everything (almost) uses USB chargers..

[hershey]

I found one that has four USB ports, no AC outlets at all. Unfortunately, they are now all filled and I need more. One thing, my wives smartphone won't charge off of them. It has to use its own AC to USB adapter. Everything else seems to work.