Must share........great new gadget!!

[omyeyes]

Bought one of these little gems and got it today. It's fabulous!!! Plugs into my laptop, has a 45" cord and is VV. Who could ask for more???




View attachment 294803 USB Variable Voltage Mini Passthrough - Stainless

 

[r77r7r]

Better to use a wallwart?

Nice purchase. Several folks happy with these.

 

[omyeyes]

Better to use a wallwart?

Nice purchase. Several folks happy with these.

Never tried a wallwart so I can't compare.......

 

[spawnsharks]

Never tried a wallwart so I can't compare.......

He means the deali-o that you plug into the wall and has USB out.

 

[Grimwald]

i have 2...one for home one for the car. I run the one at home off of a wall wart in a power strip next to my chair...you will need at least a 1.5 amp wart.

I agree it's a great thing to have...especially for the car on long trips.

 

[Dakota Jim]

i have 2...one for home one for the car. I run the one at home off of a wall wart in a power strip next to my chair...you will need at least a 1.5 amp wart.

I agree it's a great thing to have...especially for the car on long trips.

EXACTLY what grimwald said

 

[searcher]

You definatly don't want to plug that into your computer. It needs a powered usb and needs at least a 2 amp draw. Thats well above most laptops. The seller states that it needs a powered usb and then later says plug into any usb.

 

[SissySpike]

Its all fun and games till you fry a USB port! It happened to me twice so far. But I fried USB hubs I wont happen any more cause I dont use anything that uses USB these days but Id sure hate to see you jack up your puter.

 

[r77r7r]

Never tried a wallwart so I can't compare.......

Sorry, didn't mean to mess with you. The deal ( if you're not familiar) is that the PV is a straight Passthru. If something goes a little wacky with it, it'll mess up whatever you have it plugged into. Like directly into the motherboard of your laptop.

It's recommended to either use the wallwart or a desktop USB Hub. Ego users use these often also. I use Battery Passthrus, which are probably safer and use one of these Hubs which draws power from a wall outlet.





Amazon.com : Plugable USB 2.0 10 Port Hub (with Power Adapter) : Network Hubs : Computers & Accessories

 

[omyeyes]

You definatly don't want to plug that into your computer. It needs a powered usb and needs at least a 2 amp draw. Thats well above most laptops. The seller states that it needs a powered usb and then later says plug into any usb.

Jeez, glad I read all this!!!!!! Guess I'll have to get a different set up going. Thx Guys!

 

[Steamix]

Got one of these. They don't work with the wall plugs that come lumped together with the USB-chargers in the common starter kits.
Work ok on a computer ( not laptop ). But they're drawing quite some amperage so I'm not sure if it's not too much of a strain on the motherboard's circuitry. To pre-empt a cooked computer...

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1421/10002574/1335506

Plenty of room for additional chargers...

 

[searcher]

Those are the ones I use. They work great inthe house on a 2.5 amp walwart. I have 2 amp usb adapters in the car and they are not nearly as good. My problem with this PT is that the wire breaks at the head after a couple of weeks to a month but for the price I can get another.

Got one of these. They don't work with the wall plugs that come lumped together with the USB-chargers in the common starter kits.
Work ok on a computer ( not laptop ). But they're drawing quite some amperage so I'm not sure if it's not too much of a strain on the motherboard's circuitry. To pre-empt a cooked computer...

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1421/10002574/1335506

Plenty of room for additional chargers...

 

[r77r7r]

I believe multi-port USB hubs divide the input power between all the ports. Unless stated, you can't put 5 PT's or ego chargers in a five port USB hub.

I believe it shows the power breakdown per port on the fastech page also.

 

[sneakerpimp]

i absolutely love mine.

got me a 2-amp wall wart for it.

 

[Sucker_dad]

They are dandy little devices aren't they. I wish I had gone for the 45" cord. I cheaped out and got the shorter one.

 

[omyeyes]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00483WRZ6/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&tag=e04ed-20&tag=e04ed-20

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1421/10002574/1335506

So either one of these will work with a power strip then the pass through. Correct??

 

[Tbev]

.... are you dripping onto that?! Really...? Can I run a carto tank on that? What kind of resistance can you run on that?

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[spaceballsrules]

Amazon.com : Plugable USB 2.0 10 Port Hub (with Power Adapter) : Network Hubs : Computers & Accessories

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1421/10002574/1335506

So either one of these will work with a power strip then the pass through. Correct??

Yup. Either one of those will work. As long as the Output is rated at 1.5 amps (1500 ma) or higher, it should give you all the power you need to run a passthrough. Here is one more option - Wall to USB Converter [Pass-Thru Ready]

 

[KYBLUE]

Another US source for these little gems.

I haven't ordered from this site. Heard about it earlier today while watching the Vape Nation channel.

 

[WattWick]

They are dandy little devices aren't they. I wish I had gone for the 45" cord. I cheaped out and got the shorter one.

It will probably cost you just a couple of bucks to get an USB extension cord.