What are the specs on this? I doubt for $3 that it will work with a passthru (which is what I'm ultimately looking for), but I'm just curious... I would be happy enough if it can charge my 510 PCC while charging a battery at the same time.
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A link to the item in question would increase the odds of getting an proper answer.
With no further info I could tell you that there are plenty of commercially available 12dc auto to usb adapters on the market.
In a pinch you could even use a standard 12v dc input power inverter and then plug in an ipod or similar wall charger adapter, (of course this will decrease efficiency). Back when i was still using my 510 PCC, I would never charge from my PC, I would just use my Kindle or Ipod wall charger (whichever I was closest to), and charge from the wall.
I never had to charge the PCC from the car, but since I already have a power inverter for charging various things on the go, I would have just plugged the ugly mess together
With no further info I could tell you that there are plenty of commercially available 12dc auto to usb adapters on the market.
In a pinch you could even use a standard 12v dc input power inverter and then plug in an ipod or similar wall charger adapter, (of course this will decrease efficiency). Back when i was still using my 510 PCC, I would never charge from my PC, I would just use my Kindle or Ipod wall charger (whichever I was closest to), and charge from the wall.
I never had to charge the PCC from the car, but since I already have a power inverter for charging various things on the go, I would have just plugged the ugly mess together
Tasty Vapor
I realize that these are widely available; i was just thinking about placing an order with TV soon and wondering if this would be a cheap/useful thing to add... just asking if anyone had more specifics.
Tough to say without specs if the above will work. I have a Motorola wall charger that pushes out 550 mAh and tried that on my KR808 passthrough but it didn't work. I already have a BELKIN F8Z280 Dual Auto Charger, and the passthrough only works with the "quick charge" port, which pushes out 1 amp. I think the safest is to try to get a minimum of 1 amp to be sure.
OK. My coworker just got one of these in, and she let me borrow it so I could test it out. (This is the $3 USB to car charger adapter available from Tasty Vapor).
Input: DC 12-24V
Output: DC 5.0V/500-600mA
I plugged in my 510 PCC (with a battery in it) with the car running, and the bottom two lights turned red. According to the instruction manual for the PCC, this means that the case was being charged, but the voltage was insufficient to charge the battery (3.3V - I think so anyway - the English in the manual can be a little confusing).
I turned the motor off (accessory mode), and the top and bottom lights on the PCC were red, meaning both the PCC and the battery were charging. I found this surprising - when I had the engine running and the battery was not being charged, was this just because I was parked and not actually driving?
In normal circumstances I wouldn't leave the house with a dead PCC and a dead battery, so this would never be an issue. But I would hate to be without a means of charging batteries in the event of a longterm power outage (like 2 years ago when we were hit by Ike).
Input: DC 12-24V
Output: DC 5.0V/500-600mA
I plugged in my 510 PCC (with a battery in it) with the car running, and the bottom two lights turned red. According to the instruction manual for the PCC, this means that the case was being charged, but the voltage was insufficient to charge the battery (3.3V - I think so anyway - the English in the manual can be a little confusing).
I turned the motor off (accessory mode), and the top and bottom lights on the PCC were red, meaning both the PCC and the battery were charging. I found this surprising - when I had the engine running and the battery was not being charged, was this just because I was parked and not actually driving?
In normal circumstances I wouldn't leave the house with a dead PCC and a dead battery, so this would never be an issue. But I would hate to be without a means of charging batteries in the event of a longterm power outage (like 2 years ago when we were hit by Ike).
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