Universal Travel Charger Adapter Plug with USB Port - £0.99 at 99p Stores
Saw this Universal Travel Charger Plug with USB Port ( this USB port can be used for charging any compatible device up to about 1 amp output) in the Luton 99p stores. The adapter can simultaneously be used through the sockets and USB. Perhaps a useful item to have for those about to go travelling - both in the U.K. and elsewhere in the world??
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No . I would be scared to break the adapter.
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Implies 3 pin
Forgot to also mention - this adapter does also have an integral replaceable cartridge fuse, if that helps you in making a decision on the issue you have raised.
All electrical items need to have passed basic Gov electric safety checks shurely?
Unfortunately from what I have seen they don't seem to work. Each only works with themselves don't they?
All electrical items need to have passed basic Gov electric safety checks shurely?
Good mentality. Trust the government implicitly to guide and protect us all.
All electrical items need to have passed basic Gov electric safety checks shurely?
Good mentality. Trust the government implicitly to guide and protect us all.
Yeah, sod that - let's leave it to 99p stores!!
Booyakasha
No but I have plugged my $900 ipad into a European plyug adaptor I got off eBay. If you are using the original transformer there is no real risk.
No . I would be scared to break the adapter.
from op
wiki
The USB 1.x and 2.0 specifications provide a 5 V supply on a single wire from which connected USB devices may draw power. The specification provides for no more than 5.25 V and no less than 4.75 V (5 V±5%) between the positive and negative bus power lines. For USB 3.0, the voltage supplied by low-powered hub ports is 4.45–5.25 V.[40]
A unit load is defined as 100 mA in USB 2.0, and 150 mA in USB 3.0. A device may draw a maximum of 5 unit loads (500 mA) from a port in USB 2.0; 6 (900 mA) in USB 3.0. There are two types of devices: low-power and high-power. A low-power device draws at most 1 unit load, with minimum operating voltage of 4.4 V in USB 2.0, and 4 V in USB 3.0. A high-power device draws at most the maximum number of unit loads permitted by the standard. Every device functions initially as low-power but the device may request high-power and will get it if the power is available on the providing bus.[41]
Some devices, such as high-speed external disk drives, require more than 500 mA of current[42] and therefore may have power issues if powered from just one USB 2.0 port: erratic function, failure to function, or overloading/damaging the port. Such devices may come with an external power source or a Y-shaped cable that has two USB connectors (one for power+data, the other for power only) to be plugged into a computer. With such a cable, a device can draw power from two USB ports simultaneously.[43]
A bus-powered hub initializes itself at 1 unit load and transitions to maximum unit loads after it completes hub configuration. Any device connected to the hub will draw 1 unit load regardless of the current draw of devices connected to other ports of the hub (i.e. one device connected on a four-port hub will draw only 1 unit load despite the fact that more unit loads are being supplied to the hub).[41]
A self-powered hub will supply maximum supported unit loads to any device connected to it. In addition, the VBUS will present 1 unit load upstream for communication if parts of the Hub are powered down.[clarification needed][41]
Edited By: dontasciime on Jul 25, 2012 21:33
I find that a bit worrying, suggests it uses an old fashioned transformer or some other similar archaic technology. Is it fairly heavy, or very light?
When buying anything, have a look for references to BS1363 and CE logos.
Whilst I don't doubt 99p stores have made the appropriate checks, you wouldn't want a 99p bargain causing a fire....?