WARNING on USB Charging Ports!
Just wanted to post a warning to everyone who has the built in USB charging ports on their camper/RV. We have a 2017 Grey Wolf 29BH that has 6 of these through out the camper, 3 of which are in the b...
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GordonThree wrote:
USB 3.1 gen 2 power transfer gets really complicated, as power transfer is reversible, the device can power the host, example docking your ultrabook to a large format monitor via USB-C connector, and the monitor backfeeds power to the laptop. Those circuits are crazy with buck-boost or SEPIC topology on both sides, and fancy chips out the whazoo to figure it all out.
That's exactly the kind and amount of circuitry that shouldn't be buried within the combustible-material walls of RVs - unless enclosed in metal boxes as is the case with receptacles in the walls of houses.
