USB safe? Joye 510 Manual USB PT

[DarthSnoopyFish]

Hello, I just ordered a Joye 510 Manual USB Passthrough with an "In-Line" battery attached.
Link here: Joye 510 Manual USB Passthrough

I have heard that the USB PTs can be a risk for computers as they draw to much power. I have also heard that the PTs with the batteries are fairly safe for compute, as it uses a lower voltage to charge the battery and it's actually the battery that does all the work of firing up the atomizer.

My question is have any of you use this. Are your PCs ok? I am on my labtop all the time and ordered this because I though it would be perfect. I do not want to bother with a USB to AC adapter as was would defeat the propose of convenience (Using a wall adapter would be a pain in the ...).

Any thoughts?

 

[Kent C]

Hello, I just ordered a Joye 510 Manual USB Passthrough with an "In-Line" battery attached.
Link here: Joye 510 Manual USB Passthrough

I have heard that the USB PTs can be a risk for computers as they draw to much power. I have also heard that the PTs with the batteries are fairly safe for compute, as it uses a lower voltage to charge the battery and it's actually the battery that does all the work of firing up the atomizer.

My question is have any of you use this. Are your PCs ok? I am on my labtop all the time and ordered this because I though it would be perfect. I do not want to bother with a USB to AC adapter as was would defeat the propose of convenience (Using a wall adapter would be a pain in the ...).

Any thoughts?

Depends on what you might consider a bigger pain in the ... - plugging in a usb adapter into a wall or replacing a motherboard. Now the possibility of the inline batt does reduce that chance but the possibility still exists if there would be a short. Some might say it's a low probability but most here will recommend not connecting to the computer if you don't have to. Adapters go for less the $5. Don't know the current price of motherboards but it's your choice.

 

[Kurt]

I have not fried a mother board with a regular 510 PT, but I have fried USB ports. The charging circuit in it can exceed the current rating of the port. I have also fried USB cables with other similar PTs. The ones that I have found that seem to be much more computer friendly are the eGo/Hello PTs, since their circuit only draws 300 mA, and most USBs on computers are rated to about 500 mA. None the less, I still use an external AC/USB-5V converter with my passthroughs. Not worth the risk to me.

 

[Lightgeoduck]

I have used PT's with batteries in-line (not straight PTs) on my PC's with no problems, especially the eGo PT. With that being said, I use it on the computers that I don't care what happens, and would never use it on my primary PCs. Like Kent and Kurt stated already, it is best not to, and I really would recommend avoiding PC USB usage if at all possible.


LGD