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Test/review of LDNIO 3 port ubs charger A3301

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LDNIO 3 port ubs charger A3301

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Official specifications:


  • Input:100-240V, 50-60Hz
  • Output: 5V/3.1A
  • Quick & short circuit / overtemperature / overvoltage / overcurrent protection;

I bought it from Aliexpress dealer Worthit Store

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I got it in a card board box, it only contained the charger, no manual or usb cable.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.23 watt
  • Both usb output are auto coding with Apple 2.4A as max.
  • Outputs are in parallel.
  • Weight: 63.7g
  • Size: 88.6 × 50.0 × 25.5mm


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Each port is rated at 2.4A according to coding, but this port easily deliver 5A, this means no individual overload protections on the ports.

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Same with this one.

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The charger works fine on 120VAC, delivering up to 5.6A

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On 230VAC it can deliver slightly more.

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No problems running one hour at 3.1A.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4102

M1: 57,3°C, M2: 56,1°C, HS1: 72,4°C
HS1 is the rectifier.

Temp4103

M1: 55,4°C, M2: 64,4°C, HS1: 68,0°C
HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4104

M1: 76,6°C, HS1: 79,5°C
HS1 is the transformer and M1 is the rectifier.

Temp4105

M1: 58,6°C, HS1: 62,8°C
HS1 must be heat from the switcher ic.

Temp4106

M1: 71,2°C, HS1: 82,1°C
HS1 is heat from the transformer.

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 28mV rms and 634mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 32mV rms and 701mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 39mV rms and 637mVpp, this is rather high.



Tear down

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Some pressure from my vice and the two lids popped open (A spudger may have done it).

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At the mains connection is a fuse wrapped in heat shrink and a inrush current limiter. The switcher ic is hidden under a heatsink and just beside it is the opto feedback and the blue safety capacitor.
The rectifier is mounted on a heatsink and between the usb connectors is two leds.

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On the first image the inrush current limiter can be halfway seen (Marked R1 on the circuit board).
The second picture shows the two leds and the rectifier diode behind the usb connectors.

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On the first picture the optocoupler can be seen with the blue safety capacitor between the heat sinks. A corner of the switcher ic can be seen beneath the left heatsink.
On the second picture the fuse is in center (Marked F1 on the circuit board).

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On this side is the bridge rectifier (DB1), the two auto coding chips (U4:CX2901 dual channel and MA5887 single channel) and a 431 reference (U3).

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Safety distance across the slow is a bit low (It is supposed to be 4mm).

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

The auto coding is a good detail, but with 3 outputs the 3.1A is a rather low current, I could also have wished for less noise. The slightly low safety distance do also mean it is not completely safe to use at 230VAC



Notes

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Test/review of 5V 3A usb power supply for Rasberry DSM-0530

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5V 3A usb power supply for Rasberry DSM-0530

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Official specifications:


  • Input: 100V-240V 50/60Hz
  • Output: DC 5V 3A / 3000mA 15W
  • Output adaptor jack size: MICRO USB

It is from ebay dealer: prizeshop

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I got it in a envelope, it did not include any box or instruction sheets.
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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle os 0.2 watt
  • Usb output is coded as usb charger (DCP)
  • Weight: 95.6g
  • Size: 90 × 68 × 50mm


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The voltage drops with load, this is due to the cable. The overload protection kicks in at 4A.

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At 120VAC the overload kicks in at 3.5A

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Just to prove a point I moved the voltmeter from the usb connector to the circuit board, i.e. this time there is no cable and no connector, this means no voltage drop.

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No obvious problems running one hour at 3A, but see below.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4532

M1: 44,5°C, HS1: 55,1°C
HS1 must be the switcher.

Temp4533

HS1: 46,3°C

Temp4534

HS1: 62,9°C
HS1 is transformer and diode.

Temp4535

M1: 48,4°C, M2: 43,2°C, HS1: 51,0°C

Temp4536

M1: 38,6°C, M2: 46,1°C, HS1: 61,2°C
HS1 is transformer and diode.

Temp4539

M1: 122,2°C, M2: 92,9°C, M3: 100,6°C, HS1: 129,9°C
With the strange looking circuit board below the rectifier diode, I did a test with the power supply open (This was only about 20 minutes after load was applied).
The rectifier diode needs a heatsink and it would be a good idea to relocate the capacitor next to it.

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 24mV rms and 900mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 30mV rms and 860mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 57mV rms and 1100mVpp.




Tear down

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The power supply was hold together with clips, they held rather well together, but a spudger could pry it open.

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At the mains input is a fuse (F1:1.5A), a common mode coil (LF1), and a bridge rectifier (D2). The switcher is placed beside the transformer (U1:SW2658A). Notice the transformer has a flying lead with power for the switcher.
There is also a safety capacitor (CY1) and a opto coupler (U2).
On the low volt side is a rectifier diode, a inductor and a led (LED1), that led cannot be seen from outside the box.

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From this side the common mode coil can be seen, it do not look very nicely would. The switcher and optocoupler is also here.

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On first image is the led with the inductor behind it and the rectifier diode. The second image shows the fuse.

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Here the rectifier diode (D1) can be seen again and the bridge rectifier (D2).

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On the bottom is a few resistors and the reference (U3:431). Generally the circuit board do not look nice, especially around the pins from the rectifier diode (See bottom thermo photo).

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Safety distance looks accetable.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

This power supply have some noise and gets way to hot when delivering rated current (The diode needs a heatsink).
I doubt it will work for long time at full load, but it will probably work fine at low load.



Notes

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Test/review of LDNIO Dual usb charger A2202

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LDNIO Dual usb charger A2202

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Official specifications:


  • Input:100-240V, 50-60Hz
  • Output: 5V/2.4A
  • Quick & short circuit / overtemperature / overvoltage / overcurrent protection;

I bought it from Aliexpress dealer Worthit Store

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I got it in a card board box, it only contained the charger, no manual or usb cable.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.13 watt
  • Both usb output are auto coding with Apple 2.4A as max.
  • Outputs are in parallel.
  • Weight: 40.2g
  • Size: 80.1 × 42.5 × 23.2mm



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Overload protection at about 2.6A is fine for a 2.4A charger, it also has a nice high output voltage (This will probably vary between different copies of the charger).

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The other usb connector is the same.

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And running them in parallel is also the same, the charger can only supply 1×2.4A, not 2.4A on each port.

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Both 120VAC and 230VAC works the same.

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No problems running one hour at 1A.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4097

M1: 68,5°C, HS1: 80,2°C
HS1 is the switcher IC heating the circuit board.

Temp4098

M1: 56,1°C, M2: 61,4°C, HS1: 72,0°C
HS1 is the switcher IC.

Temp4099

M1: 59,2°C, HS1: 66,8°C
HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4100

M1: 50,1°C, HS1: 69,1°C
HS1 is one of the rectifier diodes.

Temp4101

M1: 78,5°C, HS1: 92,4°C

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 35mV rms and 723mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 35mV rms and 688mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 55mV rms and 860mVpp, this is rather high.



Tear down

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Some pressure from my vice and the two lids popped open (A spudger may have done it).

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On this side of the circuit board is a fuse at the L mains entry, a safety capacitor, a switcher IC (U1) and two rectifier diodes (D4 & D5). There is also a led between the usb connectors.

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From this side the switcher IS and one of the switcher diodes can be seen.

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This is the side with mains input, the fuse is packed into shrink wrap.

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The fuse, the safety capacitor and one of the rectifier diodes.

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The led between the usb connectors.

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This side has the bridge rectifier (DB1) and the auto coding chip (U2).

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Safety distance is a bit on the low side at about 4.5mm, this is too low for 230VAC, but perfectly acceptable at 120VAC

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

The auto coding is a good detail, but with two outputs the 2.4A is a bit on the low side, I could also have wished for less noise. The slightly low safety distance do also mean it is slightly dangerous to use on 230VAC.



Notes

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Test/review of justMobile AluCharge 4xUSB 6.4A charger PA-188

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justMobile AluCharge 4xUSB 6.4A charger PA-188

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Official specifications:


  • 31 Watt 6.2A total output
  • 4x USB ports (2.4A max per port)
  • Auto-detect and allocate optimal charging for iOS and Android devices
  • Ultra slim: only 0.72inch/1.8cm thick
  • Quality Aluminum construction
  • Super compact and worldwide travel ready (100V-240V input)

I got it on from: just-mobile.eu

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The charger arrived in a cardboard box with specification on it.

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The charger, a EU power cord and a note recommending to register the product.

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Most multiple output chargers has the outputs vertical to pack them as close as possible, here they are horizontal.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.06 watt
  • All usb outputs are auto coding with Apple 2.4A as maximum.
  • All outputs are in parallel, but with individual protection.
  • Weight: 172g
  • Size: 102 × 73.5 × 18.8mm


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The charger is rated for 2.4A on a single port and can deliver about 2.7A, this is very fine.

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It is the same on this port.

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Running all four ports in parallel give a bit above 7A at 120VAC


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At 230VAC it is just below 7A, this fits fine with a 6.4A rating.
The efficiency looks very good.

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No problem running for an hour at 6.2A
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

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M1: 42,8°C, M2: 44,4°C, HS1: 49,4°C
Being made of aluminium means very good heat distribution and as can be seen the box is just about the same temperature all over, except the plastic parts.

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HS1: 49,9°C

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M1: 45,5°C, HS1: 50,6°C

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M1: 44,8°C, M2: 47,8°C, HS1: 50,2°C

10ohm

Noise at 0.5A load is: 14mV rms and 221mVpp.

5ohm

Noise at 1A load is: 7mV rms and 169mVpp.

2ohm

Noise at 2.5A load is: 9mV rms and 145mVpp.

1ohm

Noise at 5A load is: 11mV rms and 126mVpp.

0.7ohm

Noise at full load is: 12mV rms and 152mVpp. Generally the noise is very low.



Tear down

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The front was easy to break off, the glue did not hold it very well, it was more difficult to remove the back and push the inside box out. The inside plastic box secures that everything is isolated from the aluminium.

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I had to break the box apart. The inside matches the illustration on the website fairly well.

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At the mains input is a 2A fuse (F1) and two common mode coils, before the bridge rectifier. The switcher transistor (Q1) is placed beside the transformer with the opto couple (U2) and safety capacitor next to it.
On the other side of the transformer is the rectifier, it is a transistor because the charger uses synchronous rectification.
There is space for a common mode coil on the output, but it is not mounted.

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From this side the text on the safety capacitor can be seen, beside the opto coupler.
The switcher transistor is partially hidden behind its heatsink.

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The red box beside the mains input is the fuse.

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The two common mode coils are place close to this side. Also notice that the low voltage winding on the transformer is made with litz wire (Multiple isolated strands).

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All the chips are here: The mains switcher controller (U1:OB5258CP), the synchronous controller (U4), the current limiter (U5 & U6), usb charge optimizer (U7 & U8: MA5889) and, of course, the voltage reference (U3: 431).

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The isolation distance looks fine.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

This charger can deliver a fair amount of current, but not enough to run all four ports at maximum. The noise is low, output voltage stable and it has auto coding. The aluminium construction secures good heat transfer from inside, keeping the internal temperature fairly low (60°C is low for electronic).
The safety also looks fairly good, except the glue on the front. Even if it breaks off there will not be any dangerous voltage to touch.

I will call it a good usb charger and if they improve the glue it will be very good.



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Test/review of Choetech usb 5V 2.4A SMT0008

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Choetech usb 5V 2.4A SMT0008

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Official specifications:


  • USB Ports: 1
  • Type: Desktop
  • Output Interface: USB
  • Model Number: SMT0008
  • Quality Certification: FCC,CE,RoHS
  • Input: 100-240V/0.3A
  • Power Source: A.C. Source
  • Output: 5V/2.4A
  • Support Quick Charge Technology: No
  • Plug Type: EU,US
  • Material: Anti-fire PC
  • Feature 2: USB Charger
  • Feature 3: Universal USB Charger
  • Function 1: Charger for Phone
  • Function 2: Smart Phone Charger
  • Type : Charger for iPhone Samsung Xiaomi
  • Function 4: Mobile Phone Charger
  • Function 5: Travel Wall Charger
  • Feature 4: Charger for iPad

I bought it from Aliexpress dealer: CHOETECH Flagship Store

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The box contains the charger and instruction sheet.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.06 watt
  • Output is auto coding with Apple 2.4A as max.
  • Weight: 38.2g
  • Size: 83.4 × 42 × 22mm


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Overload protection at about 2.6A for a 2.4A rated output is fine.
The regulation is a bit special with increasing voltage, this will work well with cheaper cables.

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The output is about the same at 120VAC.
The efficiency is good in both cases.

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There is no problem delivering rated current for one hour.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4126

M1: 63,0°C, HS1: 69,6°C
HS1 is the rectifier chip.

Temp4127

M1: 60,0°C, HS1: 66,9°C
HS1 is the rectifier chip, M1 is the transformer.

Temp4128

M1: 42,3°C, HS1: 67,6°C
HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4129

M1: 42,2°C, HS1: 48,0°C

Temp4130

M1: 63,2°C, HS1: 70,0°C
HS1 is the rectifier chip.

10ohm

Noise at 0.5A load is: 16mV rms and 591mVpp.

5ohm

Noise at 1A load is: 27mV rms and 836mVpp.

2ohm

Noise at 2.5A load is: 28mV rms and 821mVpp, rms is low, but peak-peak is high.




Tear down

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Mounting the charger in my vice and whacking it with a mallet broke it open.

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On this side is a fuse, a inductor between the two mains smoothing capacitors and a safety capacitor.
There is no opto coupler (The raising output voltage from the load sweep told me that).

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The black fuse can easily be seen between the two mains input terminals. The output leads of the transformer is a bit extended for improved isolation.

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The safety capacitor looks to be a real safety capacitor, the inductor is between the two black capacitors.

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On this side of the circuit board is a bridge rectifier and a switcher (LP3783) and partial hidden below the white stuff a synchronous rectifier (LP3515). The last chip is the auto coding (RH7901A).

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The isolation distance is good.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

The usb power supply has good efficiency, lot of output power, the increasing output voltage will in many cases be an advantage, the safety is good, only minus is the peak noise.

I will call it a good usb charger.



Notes

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Review: Blitzwolf Solar Panel BW-L1 (20W 3A Dual Port)

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Hello everyone, today we will see the solar panel Blitzwolf BW-L1 sent for the occasion by Banggood, whom I thank for the opportunity and trust given to me.



CLICK HERE to go and check for it on the official website of Blitzwolf.

I want to clarify that the reviews are done at the amateur level and without the aid of scientific instruments or test in secret Labs therefore, between the lines that will follow, will be my humble impressions.


Official features taken from Blitzwolf:

- Technology:SunPower
- Transition Efficiency: 21.5%- 23.5%
-Output 2: 3Max
-Total Power: 20W
-Weight:550 g
Size: open-270x675x4mm; close 270x150x28mm



Where to buy it

The solar panel can be purchased from the e-shop Banggood where you can use the discount code "414ede" which was reserved to me. Don't miss the opportunity to buy it at a glutton price.


The packaging and accessories

The solar panel comes in a minimalist paperboard packaging, in fact on the front is written only the name of the brand.



On the back, always to respect the minimalist look, we find the various certifications such as CE, RoHS etc.



to one side was stuck a sticker with the name of the product, a barcode and its SKU that belong to shop Banggood.



By opening this package, we find the contents well sealed in a plastic bag. On the inside of the lid of the packaging lists the thanks for choosing of Blitzwolf.



Once removed everything from the packaging, we should have:

- Solar Panel
- 4 small carabiners (obviously not suitable for climbing but which will be used to attach the Panel with the 4 eyelets predisposed)
- a USB-> micro USB of the length of a little over a meter
- the manual in English
- a slip of paper for warranty(18 months)



To follow, the pages of the manual.




The solar panel

This solar panel is the largest (thinking on  powers/n. panels) from those sold by Blitzwolf House.
The "body" externally consists of cordura, suitable material to resist abrasion and offering minimal protection from water sprays. Being the Panel composed of Electronics material, i advice to minimise the water exposure.
On the body, to the outer sides of the panels, there are 4 eyelets that allow you to attach the carabiners 4 founded in the package, or allow you to let them go in directly the paracord, in order to secure the Panel to the fabric of a tent or a tarp, obviously keeping it always turned towards the Sun.


The Panel will opens up into four sections: three consist of monocrystalline modules, while the fourth has a pocket suitable for the charging cable and/or other small/medium sized objects.
The pocket contains also 2 USB outputs smart port, since it can understand needed current by the device attached and adjust the output.
According to data reported by Blitzwolf, the conversion of solar radiation into electricity has an efficiency of between 21.5 and 23.5% and the current output up to 3A.


The Panel and the inner pocket is kept closed by a well sewn velcro strip.

Here's the Panel completely open. Stand out well the four sections and placement of 4 eyelets.



Below here is the picture of the side flap, inside which there is the pocket, on which is printed the name of the brand and the power of the panel, its technical characteristics with various certifications and drawings that tell you how and when to use the panel, advising against the use of the panel under the rain.



Closeup of doodles. As long as there is Sun or is cloudy, the Panel can be used safely. With the rain it is not recommended the use.
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Looking the Panel behind, the only things that stand out are the velcro strip that allows the closure and logo and the blue strip with the power of the Panel. There is no additional element that can act as a tripod.



To the left of the first panel there is a small "5th" flap that host two of the four panel's eyelets.



And here's the view inside the little pocket. In addition to the small strip of velcro there is the little box with the 2 USB outputs ports.




The tests performed

Let me start by saying that, due to the solar reflections, pictures of the tester does not come out and then I decided to not include them.

Various tests were performed on sunny days or fleeting cloud and, in the various test, I used only one USB port that both. To measure the values I used two XTAR tester and I put in charge a cellphone and a power bank.

On sunny days the panel, using a single port and depending on the connected device, is able to deliver 1,3A or 0,90A. With both ports exploited, manages to deliver 0,87A in the 1th and 1,10A in the other.

With the fleeting clouds, the value dropped to 0,50A in a test with 2 connected devices. The
charge, if it is decreased or interrupted by a shadow or a cloud a little denser, will resumes automatically after the interruption.

In the single test, I also chargeded an old mobile phone with a battery of 2600mAh nominal. The test lasted for half an hour and I the battery was charged of 10% every 10 minutes.

The benefits provided by the panel are very high, keeping in mind that the panel must be oriented toward the Sun with the most optimal tilting possible.
To demonstrate this, among other tests, I also stuck a last generation phone that can be reloaded with rapid charging. And it let me score the value of 1,3A.

I believe that, with more "energy hungry" devices and in better light situation than mine, the panel can deliver more current. Of course, in the worst condition than tested mine (keeping in mind that at the time of writing it's summer) the panel output will be less.


How does that work

The only operations needed to use the solar panel are to open it completely, exposing the three panels directly toward the Sun, taking care to adjust the angle in the most optimal way possible and link the device that you want to charge.
As this model does not have parts that act as tripod, the ideal would be to find a trunk of a tree, a fence, a slope, a rock or a small wall in favor of the Sun and leave it resting for as long as necessary.
If you must stay in a given area for a long time, remember to have the foresight to rearrange the panel every 20-30 minutes since the Sun will change angle.




Dimensions: dimensions and weight

The Blitzwolf BW-L1 when open measure 66.8x26, 5x2* cm. When closed it measures 26.5x16,3x4* cm. The single panel measures 24x12, 5x0.4 cm.
Weighs 510 grams and a single carabiner weighs 7grams.

*= into the thickest part

To follow the dimensional comparison Aukey PB-P3.



The length of the shorter part of the Panel is very much the same.



Something that cannot be said of the length of the longest part. The longest is the Blitzwolf and with another panel in addition, but the size of the single panel is lower.




Personal considerations

The Blitzwolf BW-L1 is a solar panel with right proportion size/performance and I find it very suitable for the outdoors use. As a simple campsite as for a several days outgo to explore the various trails that span the mountains just as an example.
It may also be a valuable ally for those who plan to build from scratch a BOB or for those looking for a product to be able to be integrated to a BOB that already exists.


In my view, it must be joined to a power bank that you can charge and store the energy produced. This because, charging directly a device that being used, you risk the damaging of the battery for current rushes.
Since both USB outputs ports have good performance (> to 0,80A in good conditions), you can even consider buying a power bank of 20.000 mAh with two microUSB input so you could charge it as quickly as possible and dispose of it during the night if is necessary.

I remain fixed on my thought that the Panel should be used while stationary in order to take full advantage of its power but, if you can't stand still and the only solution is to attach it to your backpack, know that the charge will suffer because of the many interruptions.

I have not found serious faults on this model. The materials give a feeling of strength and the placement of the 2 USB connectors is not uncomfortable.
I enjoyed the presence of the charging cable in the box, so with one purchase you are operative. But I still  recommend to buy some high-performance cables (I'm  not saying that one issued is less performing) with a good thickness and at least 2 meters long and with the outer sheath reinforced, so that it can put the devices in charge far enough away from the Panel leaving them in shade and avoiding unnecessary overheating.


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Test/review of LEORY Wall outlet

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LEORY Wall outlet

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Official specifications:


  • Input parameters: AC110-250V
  • USB output parameter: DC5.0V / 3100mA
  • Size: 8.6cm*8.6cm*3.5cm
  • USB Ports Number: 4

It is from Aliexpress dealer: Audio&Video Professional Store

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I got it in a envelope, it did not include any box or instruction sheets.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.15 watt
  • Top two usb connectors is coded as usb charger (DCP)
  • Bottom two usb connectors is codes as Apple 2.1A
  • All output are in parallel.
  • Weight: 80g
  • Earth is not connected to usb shield (It has no earth connection).
  • Need 25mm deep hole.
  • Extend 6.1mm out.
  • Frontplate: 85 × 85mm
  • Back: 53 × 64mm



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The charger can deliver a bit over 4A on the output and when overloaded it do not cleanly turn off, but starts a cycle with off-on.

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The other output is the same.

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All output combines at 120VAC, the current is slightly lower at this voltage.

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All outputs combined at 230VAC, there is no individual port protection.

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No problems running one hour at 3.1A.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4476

HS1: 127,2°C
HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4477

M1: 50,7°C, HS1: 110,1°C
HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4478

HS1: 116,8°C
Here HS1 is the two rectifier diodes, they may be able to withstand the temperature but the 105°C capacitor next to them can probably not.

Temp4482

HS1: 137,3°C
HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4481

M1: 61,8°C, M2: 52,7°C, HS1: 70,4°C
The front is fairly warm.

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 26mV rms and 997mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 30mV rms and 843mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 49mV rms and 803mVpp.




Tear down

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The protection plate was easy to unclip and the circuit board just needed removal of two screws.

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There is a glass fuse (F1) at the mains input, the switcher chip (U1:DK3124) is placed next to the safety capacitor (CY1). There is optical feedback (U2) and two rectifier diodes in parallel in the upper right corner.

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The first image has the fuse in front, on the other image it is the safety capacitor.

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The first image has the two rectifier diodes in front.

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On this side of the circuit board is the bridge rectifier (BD1) and the transformer. There is also a reference chip (U3:431).

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Safety is very bad on this, put wire with a long stripped part into the terminal and it may short directly to the usb shield. Safety distances is also non-existing, I believe it is about 1.5mm, instead of 6mm.

Testing with 2830 volt passed but 4242 volt between mains and low volt side failed.



Conclusion

It gets rather hot, even when tested in free air and it has very bad safety.

There is only one thing to say: Stay away from it.



Notes

Index of all tested USB power supplies/chargers
Read more about how I test USB power supplies/charger
How does a usb charger work?

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Test/review of 10 port usb charger Ntonpower NUK-10P

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10 port usb charger Ntonpower NUK-10P

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Official specifications:


  • Dimension: 238 × 130 × 98 mm
  • Input: 100-240VAC 50/60Hz 2A max.
  • Material: Aluminum Alloy + ABS
  • Heat Dissipation: Cooling Fan Ventilation Holes
  • Total Output: 5V 2.4A*10 120W
  • Each Port Output: 5V2.4A max
  • Charging: Smart IC+Synchronous Rectification+Current Limit+Wide Voltage
  • Features: 10 Stands for Phones/Tablets

I got it from Ntonpower

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I got it in a card board box.

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It contained the charger, a mains cable and a instruction sheet.

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The top works for both phones and tablets.



Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.07 watt
  • All usb outputs are auto coding with Apple 2.4A as maximum.
  • All outputs are in parallel, but with individual port protection.
  • The fan only starts when the charger is warm and it is not that loud.
  • Weight: 810g
  • Size: 238 × 130 × 90mm

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The output can deliver about 2.7A before the overload protection kicks in, this is fine.

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The current limit varies slightly between the outputs.

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The charger works fine on 120VAC, here I test 5 ports at once.

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And all 10 ports, it goes up to about 27A before protection trips.

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The circuit inside is not a common switcher, there is some more, this can be seen from the Power Factor (PF). Small power supplies has a PF below 0.5, but here it is about 0.95, this means it has an extra circuit to correct PF (The ideal PF is 1).
More about this in the tear down.

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No problems running one hour at 24A.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4678

M1: 49,7°C, M2: 40,3°C, HS1: 49,9°C
HS1 must be the transformer. M1 is the square pad on top of the PFC heat sink.

Temp4679

M1: 37,8°C, M2: 45,6°C, HS1: 51,5°C
The exhaust air is not very warm.

Temp4680

M1: 48,2°C, M2: 49,4°C, HS1: 52,8°C
The connectors is a bit warm, it is probably due to the individual port protection chips.

Temp4682

M1: 46,2°C, M2: 45,3°C, HS1: 47,3°C
There is some hot spots on the bottom, but the fan mostly keeps it a uniform temperature.

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 67mV rms and 348mVpp.
It looks like the regulation has some ripple at low current.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 70mV rms and 370mVpp.

6A

At 6A the noise is 2mV rms and 58mVpp, this is low noise.
The regulation “noise” disappears around 4A load.

24A

At 24A the noise is 10mV rms and 76mVpp.



Tear down

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The screws where under the feet, but they where triwings.

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A shade over the led indicator, a bit primitive.

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The fan. It only run when necessary and is fairly low in noise.

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There is a lot of stuff in this charger. I will start at the mains input where two white wires goes to a thermo switch on a heatsink. After the two white wires is a in-rush current limiter (NTC resistor) and a fuse. Then we have the noise filtering with 3 common mode coils, two overvoltage clamps (VR1 & VR2: MOV’s) and the bridge rectifier on the heatsink.
The output from the bridge rectifier do not go directly to the big capacitors, but through an inductor (Below the heatsink) and some extra diodes and with a transistor for controlling it. Transistor is on the heatsink next to the capacitor, the diodes are mounted on the circuit board. This circuit is the Power Factor correction (PFC).
The switcher is a resonant converter, it has two transistors (On the straight heatsink), a capacitor (C5) and a transformer. There is a safety capacitor and two opto couplers (U3 & U4) for feedback.
On the output side there is also two inductors (L5 & L6). The power tracks to all the usb outputs is wide and on both sides of the circuit boards.
The “loose” white part with two black wires is a 65°C thermo switch to control the fan, it is clamped to the circuit board with a screw.
All the black stuff is used to secure the parts stay in place, even if the charger is dropped.

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On the first image the two inductors (L5 & L6) is in front. The second image shows all the input filtering

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Behind the mains input the black PFC inductor can be seen. The lid has a pin down that presses on the power input connector, to secure it stays in the rails.

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All the chips are on this side. The covered area is not to hide anything, but to improve isolation between the fan and mains voltage (The fan is connected to 5V and must be fully isolated from mains).
The first chip is the Power Factor Correction (U1: TEA19162). Next is the resonant controller (U2: TEA19161T).
On the low volt side is the dual synchronous rectifier controller (U6: TEA1995T) that controls four SMD power transistors (Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8: PSMN1R5-30YLC each: 1.55mOhm 100A).
Near the opto couplers (on the other side) are the usual reference (U5: 431).
Near each usb connectors is a auto coding and over current protection IC (U7..U16: UC2501).

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M1: 70,0°C, M2: 66,2°C, M3: 54,2°C, HS1: 79,8°C
A thermo look inside while it is running at full load. Temperatures is as expected, nothing is too hot.
M1 is the inrush current limiter that works as it is supposed to do, i.e. heat up and reduce resistance after the device is powered up.

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Safety distance looks good.


Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

This is a very impressive usb charger, it can charge 10 tablets or big smart phones at full speed, at least as much speed as you can get from “standard” usb charging without increasing or decreasing voltage. The auto coding secures as fast as possible charger for most devices. The top with slots for phones and tablets makes it possible to charge 10 devices without using a big table for the devices. The safety looks good, both isolation from mains voltage and individual port protection.

It is a good charger for schools, university and other places that need to charge many devices at once.



Notes

The charger was supplied by Ntonpower for review.

Index of all tested USB power supplies/chargers
Read more about how I test USB power supplies/charger
How does a usb charger work? The article is not valid for this charger.

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Test/review of YZXStudio USB meter ZY1271

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YZXStudio USB meter ZY1271

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Official specifications:


  • Input voltage: DC 3.5V-24V
  • Input current: +- 3A
  • Voltage resolution: 0.0001V (0.1mV)
  • Current resolution: 0.0001A
  • Cumulative capacity: 0-99999Ah; 0-99999Wh
  • Capacity resolution: 0.0001Ah; 0.0001Wh
  • Accuracy: Voltage 0.1%+2d; Current 0.2%+2d; Ah capacity 0.5%; Wh capacity 0.5%
  • Display: 1.3” 128×104 pixel Colour TFT
  • Update rate: Every 0.36s
  • Idle current consumption: ~8mA / 6mA (with display dimmed / off)
  • Current shunt resistance: 10mOhm
  • Overall circuit resistive loss: ~42mOhm (including contact resistance on USB connectors)
  • Memory: FRAM, good for 10 billion write cycles
  • Memory operation mode: write on every update in cumulative capacity + load balancing technique

I got it from ebay dealer diyelecmall108.

YZXStudio makes a series of usb meters with nearly identical specifications, there is also sometimes software update with improvements. It is possible to install update, but it requires special tools and access to the updated software.

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This table compares some of the YZXStudio usb meters, I only include parameters where there is difference.



How does it look

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I got it in a small metal box with a Chinese (I assume) manual, because the user interface is basically the same as all other YZXStudio meters I did not have any problems using it.

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The display is a color screen.

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On this side is the button and a micro usb input connector.

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The usb input and usb output connectors.

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The usb-c connectors, one input and one output. These are directly connected, there is no chip or resistors inside this meter.
usb-c, usb and mini usb data pins are connected, this makes it possible to use it as a converter between the connector types.

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Specifications are marked on the back, but as usual the type is not marked.

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Welcome screen, it is shown when power is applied (it can be disabled).

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The first screen, it shows V, A, Ah and Wh, the “0” is selected memory bank.
It do also have space for the MCU temperature.

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Next screen shows W and ohm, instead of Ah and Wh.

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This screen is used to calculate cable resistance, to use it a constant current load is required.
First do a measure without the cable, hold down the button to set the reference. Then add the cable between the usb power source and the usb meter. The display will show the resistance.
It also includes the usb coding, this can sometimes be ambiguous and it will then show more than one coding.

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This screen shows usb coding and data pin voltage. It also shows the trickle current threshold and time the current has been above that threshold, only current above this value is summed (Value is configurable). The temperature is the internal MCU temperature.

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A chart of current and voltage, sample rate can be configured. Scale will move depending on voltage and current, it will not change.

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Holding the button down during power on makes it possible to enter the configuration. The first screen in the configuration will show the software version.

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It is possible to calibrate the meter.

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As usual it is easy to open, just remove the 8 screws.

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On this side there is only the display.

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The construction is fairly simple: There is a microcontroller (ST 32F030F4P6), two ADC (Marked CAT9), a FRAM (Marked RC16 / E11641 / 3VVK) and a 3.3 V regulator (SE8533).
The current sense resistor is 12mOhm, the rest of resistance is from tracks on the circuit board and connection resistance.

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On the bottom circuit board there is space for a Bluetooth module.




Measurements

Measurements are done on usb port.

Voltage

The voltage display is fairly precise with no current flowing (Both voltage and current can be calibrated by the user, I have not changed the calibration).

Current

The current display is also fairly precise and will not change with voltage.


  • The tested usb meter uses software V3.00
  • The voltage readout is within 0.012 volt (Around 5V
  • When loaded the voltage will be closest to the usb input voltage.
  • Current is within 0.0002A.
  • Remembers Wh and Ah when power is off
  • The usb meter uses about 12.8mA current with normal brightness, 8 when dim.
  • The internal resistance is about 0.06ohm (This includes both connectors).
  • USB data works fine.
  • There is no IC or resistor on USB-C


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HS1: 35,5°C

The above IR photo was taken after 30minutes with 3A, during that time the voltage and current readout changed less than 0.02%

I have played a bit with the cable resistance function, it uses ohms law and is as precise as possible. How precise that is depends on how stable the voltage is, how stable the current is and how stable the connection resistance is. With my lap grade equipment I can get within a few mOhm (1/1000 ohm), for that test I did not even change usb connection (That alone can be 30mOhm). With more normal equipment I would not expect better than 30-100mOhm. Even with that tolerance it is very useful to get rid of bad (High resistance) usb cables.



Conclusion

This is a very precise usb meter (I am impressed with the calibration) with many interesting functions. With both good precision and external logging in can be used for testing usb equipment.
The larger and always on display makes it easier to read, it is possible to adjust or display the timeout before it goes on low brightness.
The resistance in this device is very low.

The usb-c is fairly simple without any resistors or IC’s, this means it will not work stand-alone with all devices. I do miss some voltage/resistor readout for the CC pins.



Notes

For this USB meter I used precise equipment (Keithley: DMM7510, 2280S, Keysight: 34470A).

How do I make the test

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Test/review of Fury Universal PSU Doctor

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Fury Universal PSU Doctor

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Official specifications:


  • Fully supports Smart phones and Tablets (IOS and Android OS) for any brand models and ps3/ps4/xbox360 joypad.
  • Autodetect the operating system IOS or Android charging mode and/or Joypad mode.
  • Lightweight and easily portable to wherever you are at home, office, traveling or in the car.
  • Dimension: 8.9 (L) * 5.3 (W) * 4.2 (H) cm.
  • Weight: 142g
  • Rohs Compliant
  • CE and FCC Compliant
  • Ultra-Low Power Technology
  • Output: 5V2.14A, 9V1.6A or 12V1.2A
  • A total of 5v 4.2A max output becomes available.
  • Stop (RAM retained): 0.23 uA, (LVD enabled): 0.31 uA
  • Snooze: 0.7 mA (UART), 1.20 mA (ADC)
  • Operating: 63 uA /MHz
  • 16-bit RL78 CPU Core
  • ADC: Up to 11 channels, 10-bit resolution
  • On-chip temperature sensor
  • Ripple and Noise: 80mV
  • Efficiency: 80%

I got it from HDfury.eu shop.

This is a usb charger, that with the help of a smartphone, can show current and voltage for all 3 outputs. This sound like it may be a smart idea.
But the specifications are a bit of nonsense, some of the data looks to cover only the MPU inside the charger and they are basically useless: Knowing the power consumption of the MPU in different modes, is not really useful when not knowing what modes are used and how much, a total power consumption from mains would be better anyway. That the MPU has 11 ADC channels, do not say anything about how many is used.

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I got it in a cardboard box with a very important cable outside the box.

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Inside the box was the power supply and a couple of mains adapters. No manual was supplied.

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The cable between the power supply and the phone. This uses the headphone jack on the phone to supply data on the microphone input (Remember that not all phones has this jack).

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Application (Android)

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3 devices charging, each at 1A and 5 volt. The WATT label is not watt, but watt hours (Wh).

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One device has finished charging, this is concluded from the power consumption.

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Two devices finished and one output not connected.

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Here I am using Quick Charge on the 3 output, the device is charged with 12V.

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Overload, I tried charging two devices at 5V 1A and one device at 12V 1A, the power to the 12V device was shut down.

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But everything is not fine, here I am drawing 1A, 0.2A and 0.5A. I tried it again at a later time, but there the result was not this bad.
The first channel has been drawing 1A all the time, but as can be seen on the curve the registered current jumps a bit up/down, depending on the load on the other channels.

The chart scale only goes to 2A on the display, this is slightly less in real life due to the errors.
The chart will be cleared when power goes into standby or the application is stopped for any reason.
Watt(Wh) and time is accumulated in the charger and will show correct when the application is started.



Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.14 watt
  • Usb output #1 is coded as no coding (The data pins are used for communicating with the phone).
  • Usb output #2 is coded as Apple 2.1A (There may be some auto coding, but I did not detect it).
  • Usb output #3 is coded as Quick Charge 2.0 and auto with Apple 2.1A as max.
  • Weight: 156g (without accessories)
  • Size: 89.8 × 81.8 × 54.4mm (EU plug)
  • Current resolution is about 0.02A, this fits fine with a 10bit ADC


CurrentLimits

A device must draw about 70mA before it will be registered and anything below about 120mA will report “Charging complete”.

CurrentMeasurement

Even when everything is working the current is not that precise.

VoltageMeasurement

Voltage measurement is also a bit off and fairly high when the device is unloaded.

Comm

The communication to the phone is done with audio tones (FSK). I did not see an obvious gab between messages, i.e. the tone must be on all the time.

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Output #1 can deliver about 3.6A before overload protection kicks in. The output voltage drops significantly with load, this may be due to current sense resistors inside the supply.

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There is not much difference between 120VAC and 230VAC supply.

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The current limit on output #2 is at about 3.2A, I do not know why it turned the output off twice at the start.

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Same with output #3 when run at 5V.

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With QC at 9V the output is only about 1.6A

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And down to about 1A at 12V.

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No problems running one hour at 4.2A distributed on all 3 outputs.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

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M1: 59,6°C, HS1: 60,4°C

Temp4242

M1: 59,5°C, HS1: 66,7°C

Temp4243

HS1: 85,1°C

Temp4244

M1: 64,6°C, HS1: 67,4°C

Temp4245

M1: 53,5°C, HS1: 61,5°C

10ohm

At 1A the noise is 29mV rms and 834mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 29mV rms and 763mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 35mV rms and 790mVpp.

1.5ohm

At 3.3A the noise is 222mV rms and 485mVpp.

10ohmQC5V

At 0.5A the noise is 26mV rms and 666mVpp.

2ohmQC5V

At 2.5A the noise is mV 74rms and 1059mVpp.

10ohmQC9V

At 0.9A the noise is 37mV rms and 550mVpp.

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At 1.2A the noise is 80mV rms and 891mVpp.



Tear down

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Some directed pressure with my vice could crack it open.

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At the mains input is a fuse and a fairly large common mode coil. The switcher IC (U1: LNK6765E) is mounted on a heatsink. The safety capacitor (CY1) is mounted beside the transformer. Next to the capacitor is a filter inductor (L2) for the low voltage. The flat inductor (L3) is for the QC voltage adjustment. On the black heatsink is the rectifier diode (D1). Between the usb connectors are the indicator leds.

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The switcher is mounted with a clamp to a heatsink. The safety capacitor has a lot of approvals (as usual).

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On the first picture the common mode coil is in front, on the second picture the usb connectors and the four leds (3 blue + one red) are in front.

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The heatsink for the rectifier diode is next to the input fuse.

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Part of this side is covered in isolation tape, that is the part above the mains input.

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With the tape removed the bridge rectifier (BD1) can be seen. The low volt side is much more interesting, let see how much I can find out.
The largest part is the MPU (U2: R5F102AAA). There is a QC controller (U8: CHY100D) and the switcher for QC (U12: marked PMOQ / 08W / Z02C) with two rectifier diodes (D5, D6)
Resistors for current sense (R14, R14, R18, R19, R36, R37: R200), two in parallel for each output.

And some guessing:
Maybe U10 (Marked: HEE / ZE) is switching between auto coding and QC.
Probably auto coding chips (U3, U6, U13: Marked BTW), I wonder if they are controlled by the microprocessor.
Maybe a switch (U4, U7, U11: marked GUU / 5NF / 12) to control output power.
(U9: marked JCB / 4S3 / E)

R5F102AAA: Renesas MPU with flash memory, RL78/G12 Data flash provided, 30pin, 16kB rom, consumer -40°C ~ 85°C


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Safety distance looks good.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.


Conclusion

A charger that can show current and voltage for each output is interesting and has been seen before, but with graphing, multiple outputs and quick charge this device is more versatile that anything I have seen before.
There can be some good economic in using a phone for display, instead of mounting the display in the charger. The phone uses a high-resolution display and today most people have one, but I am not really impressed with the connection used. Some phones are lacking the audio jack and the usb connection will increase resistance on that output. A Bluetooth module would be a more modern solution. The app. do also loose the chart way to easy, some way for the app. to stay in the background and continue collecting would have been nice (This may not be possible due to the usage of the audio jack).
The precision is not very good, an external usb meter is much more precise

The total current is a bit low for a 3 output device, there is a lot of noise and I am missing auto coding on the outputs, my phone will only charger with 0.6A. The output voltage starts rather high and drops significantly when loaded.


In total I am not that impressed with the charger, it is a fairly good charger, but the analyzing part fails.



Notes

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Test/review of Ansmann 1.2A High Speed USB charger ANB0214

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Ansmann 1.2A High Speed USB charger ANB0214

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Official specifications:


  • Input: 100-240V 60/50Hz
  • DC Output: 5V 1.2A
  • Size: 64 × 35 × 19 mm
  • Weight: 26g

I got it from Ansmann

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I got it in a plastic box.

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The box contained the charger and some safety instructions.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.04 watt
  • Usb output is coded as usb charger (DCP)
  • Weight is 24.2 grams.
  • Size is 64.4 × 35.5 × 14.3mm


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At 120VAC it can deliver 1.7A before the overload protection kick in.

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And slightly less at 230VAC.

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And the charger can deliver 1.2A for one hour.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4691

M1: 66,9°C, HS1: 78,8°C
HS1 is the transformer and M1 is the rectifier diode.

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M1: 44,2°C, M2: 53,2°C, HS1: 55,6°C
HS1 is the transfoermer and M2 is the rectifier diode again.

Temp4693

HS1: 72,5°C

Temp4694

HS1: 63,9°C

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M1: 45,9°C, HS1: 78,0°C

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 26mV rms and 803mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 26mV rms and 670mVpp.





Tear down

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Using the vice to apply pressure on the sides popped it open.
Notice the shields in the plastic, they isolate the transformer from the usb connector.

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At the mains input is a fuse or fusible resistor and a inductor wrapped in heatshrink.

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From this side the inductor can be seen.

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The fuse is between the two mains input terminales.

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The transformer uses flying output wires to get better isolation distance.

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At the input is the bridge rectifier (DB1), the mains switcher (U1: LNK6417D 8.5 watt switcher) has a bit of the circuit board as heatsink. On the low volt side is the rectifier diode (D3).

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Creepage distance is above 6mm.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

This switcher can deliver the rated current, the usb coding matches that and has good safety. The internal design looks very nice in its simplicity, but the noise is a bit high.



Notes

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Test/review of Allmaybe LCD USB Wall charger EU2-ST

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Allmaybe LCD USB Wall charger EU2-ST

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Official specifications:


  • Power: 24W
  • Input: 100-240V 50/60Hz
  • Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 45°C
  • DC Output: 5V 4.8A (Each 2.4A max)
  • Size: 65.5 * 55 * 28.3mm
  • Weight: 95g

I got it directly from Allmaybe

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I got it in a white cardboard box.

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The box contained the charger, a warranty card and a instruction sheet.

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This charger has a display that shows volt, current and charged capacity.
The button is used to select between usb 1 and usb 2 and to reset the mAh counter, removing power will also reset the mAh counter.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.18 watt
  • All usb output is coded as auto coding with Apple 2.4A as maximum.
  • Positive usb outputs are in parallel, negative has the protection.
  • Weight is 85.2 grams.
  • Size is 63.5 × 56 × 28.3mm with folded plug


Current

The display will first show current when it is above about 80mA and as can be seen from the table precision is about 0.04mA.
Voltage is correct when unloaded, when loaded there will always be some voltage drop in the connector and cable the readout cannot include.

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Usb #1 can deliver 2.7A before overload protection trips.

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Same with usb #2.

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But together I could draw 5A, i.e. there are individual port protection, HERE AT 120vac.

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And here at 230VAC

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And the charger can deliver 4.8A for one hour. The tick at 47 minutes is because I am handling it to get the IR photos below.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

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M1: 53,4°C, M2: 40,9°C, HS1: 70,3°C
HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4687

M1: 43,0°C, HS1: 48,8°C

Temp4688

M1: 53,9°C, HS1: 62,0°C
Again HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4689

M1: 56,2°C, HS1: 67,3°C
Here HS1 is probably due to the rectifier.

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HS1: 69,6°C

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 24mV rms and 800mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 18mV rms and 552mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 25mV rms and 578mVpp

2ohm

At 5A the noise is 28mV rms and 576mVpp



Tear down

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I could not see a good place to squeeze or hit this charger (I would prefer to keep display intact), I went directly to cutting.

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At the mains input is a fuse (F1) and a inrush current limiter (RT1) followed by a X capacitor and a common mode coil (L1) with the safety capacitor (CY1) next to it. There is also a mains switcher transistor (Q3).
On the low volt side is a synchronous rectifier (U5 & Q11). The microcontroller (U4) with a connector to the display.
Between the two usb connectors is two power mos transistors (Q5 & Q6) to turn output on/off and some 0.015ohm resistors (R21 & R22) to measure the current across.

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On the first photo the usb connectors with the current sense resistors between are in front, together with the switch.
On the second photo the rectifier transistor (Q11) can be seen under the transformer and mains switcher (Q3).

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On the first picture the common mode coil is in front.
The second picture shows the connector for the display with the plug glued in (In a sealed box that is a good idea).

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On this side of the circuit board is the bridge rectifier (DB1) and the mains switcher controller (U1).
Below the usb connectors are the auto coding chips (U2 & U3).

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The display includes a backlight, the flat flex cable is also secured here.

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Safety distance looks fine.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

This is a powerful two port charger with auto coding and display of current and capacity for each port. The charger also looks safe.



Notes

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Test/review of Orico Surge Protector with USB charger OSJ-4A5U-EU

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Orico Surge Protector with USB charger OSJ-4A5U-EU

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Official specifications:


  • Interface: 4 AC Outlet, 5 USB Charging Ports
  • USB Input: AC 100-240V 50/60HZ
  • USB Power: 5V8A 40W
  • USB Output: 5V2.4A Intelligent Recognition Per Port
  • Rated Power: 4000W (250V/16A)
  • Energy Disspation: 1700J
  • Dimension: 367 × 74 × 37mm
  • Power Cord: 1.5M

I got it from Orico

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I got it in a long cardboard box with only the device in it, no manuals or cables.

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There is a switch for each output, but they are not very smooth to use. The black button near the mains cord is the automatic overload fuse.



Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.07 Watt
  • Power consumption when idle and all outputs turned on is 0.54 Watt
  • Usb output is auto coding with Apple 2.4A as maximum.
  • Usb outputs are in parallel.
  • Usb outputs is not connected to the earth in the mains socket.
  • Weight is 725 grams.
  • Size is 370 × 75 × 38mm, cable not included
  • Cable length is 140cm



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Good efficiency, but no individual port protection.

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Here at 120VAC

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Running all outputs in parallel I can draw 10A, this matches fine with a 8A rating.

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And the charger can deliver 8A for one hour.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4727

M1: 47,4°C, HS1: 57,7°C
HS1 is probably the transformer.

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M1: 46,7°C, HS1: 56,0°C

Temp4729

M1: 46,3°C, HS1: 53,8°C

Temp4730

HS1: 56,7°C

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 1mV rms and 42mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 3mV rms and 96mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 6mV rms and 207mVpp.

2ohm

At 5A the noise is 5mV rms and 156mVpp, all noise measurements are very good.

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There is a automatic fuse for the mains outlets, it is supposed to be 16A and at 20A it trips after a bit over 4 minutes (This is fine).

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At 25A it trips after 14 seconds.
This fuse is an extra safety feature, but I believe that in some installations the main circuit break might trip first.



Tear down

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The bottom used 6 screws (triwing) and a few clips to hold it in place.

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The bottom has a lot of support for the different parts in the mains outlet section.

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The box has 3 sections, the first one is the input with the over current switch and surge protection

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Next section is the 4 mains outlets with switch and indicator led.

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And the last section is the usb power supply.

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The surge suppressor use 3 MOV’s each can handle about 120J energy.

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The led board was s bit difficult to get free, it is a diode, a resistor and a led for each output.

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At the mains input is a fuse (F1: 2A), two common mode coils and a bridge rectifier (DB1). The mains switcher transistor is on a heatsink between the big capacitor and the transformer. On the sides of the transformer is the safety capacitor (Y1) and the opto coupler (U2). The synchronous rectifier transistor is on the long heatsink with isolation.
Beside the usb connectors is a inductor to filter output voltage.

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On this side of the circuit board is the fuse and the opto coupler.

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The first image is mostly rectifier heatsink and the output inductor, on the second image is the bridge rectifier, the two common mode coils and the fuse.

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Usb output connectors and a led that is mostly covered in heatshrink.

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All the chips are on this side: mains switcher controller (U1), synchronous rectifier controller (U3), voltage reference (U4) and output auto coding (U5, U6, U7: 2xD1524, 1xUC2635).

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Creepage distance is very good on the circuit board.

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But there is a problem around this slot, the distance is supposed to be 4mm and it is slightly below. A ridge on the bottom that fit into this slot would have fixed it.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

This is an interesting device with both mains outlets and usb outputs and generally it works very well. The mains output has individual switches with an indicator lamp. The usb supply has lot of power with auto coding and very low noise.
But there are a couple of small details:
The switch for the mains outputs is not that good to use.
The usb outputs lacks individual port protection (This is only an issue if a damaged usb cable is connected).



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Test/review of Ansmann 2.4A High Speed USB charger ANB0114

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Ansmann 2.4A High Speed USB charger ANB0114

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Official specifications:


  • Input: 100-240V 50/60Hz
  • DC Output: 5V 2.4A
  • Size: 60 × 34 × 61 mm
  • Weight: 58g

I got it from Ansmann

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I got it in a plastic box.

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The box contained the charger and some safety instructions.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.01 watt
  • Usb outputs is coded as auto with Apple 2.4A as max.
  • Usb outputs are in parallel.
  • Weight is 57.1 grams.
  • Size is 62.3 × 62.2 × 35.3mm


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The first output can deliver 3.5A before overload protection kicks in.

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And the second output is the same.

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And both at the same time is exactly the same, they are in parallel.

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At 120VAC the maximum current is reduced a bit, but still well above the rated 2.4A

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And the charger can deliver 2.4A for one hour.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

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HS1: 48,8°C
The aluminium frontplate secures a mostly uniform temperature on the front.

Temp4697

M1: 48,2°C, HS1: 56,4°C
HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4698

M1: 51,6°C, HS1: 55,2°C
HS1 is the rectifier transistor.

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M1: 47,9°C, HS1: 53,9°C

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 19mV rms and 454mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 18mV rms and 402mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 25mV rms and 415mVpp.



Tear down

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A squeeze with my vice and I could break it open.

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At the mains input is a fuse (F1) followed by a common mode coil. There is an inductor between the two large mains smoothing capacitors.

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The inductor between the two smoothing capacitors and the safety capacitors can be seen here. The transformer uses flying wires for the low voltage output to increase safety distance. There is also a lot of yellow tape around it, because it is placed very close to the usb connector.

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On the second picture the fuse and common mode coil is in front.

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At the input is a bridge rectifier (BD1), most of the other stuff is handled by the main chip (U1: SC1225K), it also controls the synchronous rectifier transistor (Q1:VS6016HS). A auto coding chip (U2: Marked 2634) is placed between the two usb connectors.


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Creepage distance is around 7mm, very good.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

For a two port charger the output current is on the low side, except for that it looks fine with auto coding and good safety.



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Test/review of Ansmann 2.4A High Speed USB car charger 1000-0014

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Ansmann 2.4A High Speed USB car charger 1000-0014

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Official specifications:


  • High-Speed USB car charger for charging USB-devices
  • Output current up to 2400mA, split when both USB ports are used    Text is wrong at Ansmann’s website
  • Universal fast charge function, compatible with Apple, Samsung, HTC, Sony etc.
  • Intelligent charge control: automatic detection for the highest possible charging current for the device
  • Charges your device as fast as the original charger
  • Input: 12-24V; Output: 5V / max. 2400mA

I got it from Ansmann

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I got this charger in a partly transparent plastic box, it only contained the charger.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.03 watt (2.5mA) at 12V and 0.05 watt (1.9mA) at 24V
  • Usb port is auto coding with Apple 2.4A as max.
  • There is a blue led on front of the charger.
  • Weight: 14.2g
  • Length: 56mm
  • Front: 22.5 × 22.5mm


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The usb outputs works fine at both high and low battery voltage and has a overload protection at about 2.75A

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It is about the same at 24V input.

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The charger needs a few mA for idle current.

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The normal usb output needs a bit above 1A at 12V to supply 2.4A on usb output.

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And the output will be stable down to 9 volt input.

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There was no problem running 1 hour with full load. The tick at 46 minutes is my handling it while taking IR photos.

The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

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M1: 49,9°C, HS1: 61,1°C

10ohm

The noise at 0.5A is 18mV rms and 97mVpp

5ohm

The noise at 1A is 17mV rms and 94mVpp

2ohm

The noise at 2.5A is 22mV rms and 118mVpp, all very low values.



Tear down

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The lid was not easy to remove, I had to cut it off.

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With a bit more work I got the circuit board out.

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Nothing surprising here, a input and output capacitor and a inductor.

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Both capacitors are rated 105°C this means they can take a lot of heat.

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On this side there is a input fuse (F1), a buck converter (U1: C2103A), a rectifier diode (D1: SS54) and a auto coding chip (U2: M5887).
There is also a zener diode (Z1), accross the usb output voltage.

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Being a 12V device there is no need to test with high voltages.



Conclusion

A single port charger with auto coding, low noise and overload protection, this looks like a good car charger.



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Test/review of Universal USB charger UBP-008

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Universal USB charger UBP-008

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Official specifications:


  • Brand / model: UBP-008
  • Product Name: Universal high-quality phone charger
  • Product solutions: IC
  • Input voltage: 110-240VAC (AC)
  • Output voltage: 5V (DC)
  • Output rated current: 3A (3100mA)
  • Nominal current: 2A(Current design to maintain constant output power for a long time on this load)
  • Indicator: None
  • Output voltage regulation: ± 5.0%
  • Output ripple & noise:
  • Delayed start time: Start time 20ms
  • Efficiency: 75%
  • Protection: short circuit protection, over-current protection, overload protection
  • Environmental requirements: Operating temperature: -10 ~ + 60 full load, Storage temperature: 5% -95% RH (non-condensing)


I bought it from Aliexpress dealer ShenZhen INVOMEN Electronics Co., Ltd.

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I got it in a card board box, it contained the charger and a piece of plastic, no manual or usb cable.

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I supposed the plastic can be used as some sort of cable management.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.18 watt
  • Usb output is coded as usb charger (DCP)
  • Weight: 46.2g
  • Size: 89.4 × 42.7 × 22.7mm


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The charger can deliver nearly 3A before the output voltage starts dropping and at about 3.8A the overload protection will kick in.

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At 120VAC the current limit is slightly lower.

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No problems running one hour at 2A (The rating says 2A continuous).
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

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M1: 66,4°C, HS1: 73,5°C

Temp4113

M1: 51,7°C, M2: 55,9°C, HS1: 78,9°C

Temp4114

M1: 65,6°C, HS1: 77,0°C

Temp4115

M1: 56,3°C, HS1: 63,7°C

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M1: 51,6°C, M2: 64,9°C, HS1: 72,1°C


10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 3mV rms and 83mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 3mV rms and 86mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 21mV rms and 156mVpp, the is very low noise.



Tear down

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A press with my vice and it popped open, this also revealed that there was a screw hidden beneath the label (Oops).

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At the mains input there is a fuse (FU), the switcher IC (U1). There is also a opto coupler (U2) and a reference (U3: TL431). Besides the reference is an output filtering inductor . On the other side of the transformer is the rectifier diode (D3) and the safety capacitor (CY).

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The safety capacitor has a lot of safety approvals.

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The switcher, the opto coupler, the references (3 pin device) and the inductor.

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The only interesting part on this side is the bridge rectifier.

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Safety distance looks acceptable.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

The charger cannot deliver the rated 3.1A, but can easily deliver 2A and this is enough for most devices. I like the low noise and safety do also looks fairly good.



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Test/review of CRDCsmart 5 port usb+QC2.0 PA-T1

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CRDCsmart 5 port usb+QC2.0 PA-T1

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Official specifications:


  • Input: AC 100-240V~1.5A 50-60Hz
  • Output: 5V / 2.4A for each port
  • Output: 5V / 7.2A total normal usb
  • Output QC2.0: 5V / 2A, 9V / 2A, 12V / 1.5A
  • Usb outputs: 5

It is from Aliexpress dealer: CRDC official store

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I got it in a card board box.

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The box contained the charger, mains cable, a usb cable and a manual in multiple languages.

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Measurements


  • Usb outputs is auto coding with Apple 2.4A as max.
  • QC usb output is auto coding with Apple 2.4A as max.
  • Power consumption when idle is 0.25 watt
  • Normal usb outputs are in parallel.
  • Weight: 157.4g without accessories.
  • Size: 94.2 × 60.4 26.5mm


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There is no individual port protection and a port can easily deliver 4A.

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When running all normal usb outputs in parallel the overload protection is exactly at the rated 7.2A, this makes it impossible to use the rated current.

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Both 120VAC and 230VAC looks the same.

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Quick charge has a limit at about 2.6A

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The limit is the same at 9V

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Even at 12V it can deliver above 2.5A

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I tried running at maximum rated load, but it shut down after 10 minutes and it was both QC and normal usb output that turned off.

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Reducing current a little bit made it work. This is 7A at 5V and 1.5A at 12V.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4578

M1: 79,9°C, M2: 85,7°C, M3: 75,1°C, HS1: 86,5°C
M2 & M3 is the yellow heatsink with the rectifier diodes, HS1 is the transformer and M1 is the switcher transistor.

Temp4579

HS1: 76,5°C
HS1 is heat from the rectifier diodes.

Temp4580

HS1: 59,9°C
HS1 is the QC rectifier.

Temp4581

M1: 77,2°C, M2: 59,7°C, HS1: 91,9°C
HS1 is heat from the rectifier diodes.

Temp4582

M1: 60,0°C, HS1: 83,7°C

10ohm

At QC output 0.5A the noise is 12mV rms and 312mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 9mV rms and 282mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 17mV rms and 613mVpp.

1ohm

At 5A the noise is 16mV rms and 476mVpp.

10ohmQC5V

At 0.5A the noise is 26mV rms and 149mVpp.

2ohmQC5V

At 2.5A the noise is 38mV rms and 385mVpp.

10ohmQC12V

At 12V 1.2A the noise is 10mV rms and 253mVpp.



Tear down

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First some pressure with a vice, then I could break the bottom off with a spudger.

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It is fairly packed, but it is very obvious that the common mode coil (LF2) is missing. Next to the missing common mode coil is the rectifier. The heatsink at the mains input has the mains switcher transistor (Q1). The big capacitor is very close to the low volt side and a rubber boot has been placed around it to get enough isolation (Most brands do it with yellow tape, but this is a better solution).
On the low volt side the yellow heatsink has 3 diodes (D?, D7, D8), two for 5V and one for QC.
In and around the U of the heatsink is a LM358, two auto coding chips (U4 & U5) and the reference (U10). There is also a inductor between two capacitors.
The inductor (L1) has a diode (D4) and a switcher below it to handle QC voltages, the QC controller is just besides the inductor (U1: FP6600).

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Below one of the heatsink is a inrush current limiter. Below the other heatsink is 3 capacitors and mounted on the heatsink is a rectifier diode (Mostly hidden).

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From this side the U10 & U4 circuit board marking can be seen and the rectifier below the heatsink.

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This side gives a better view of the QC circuit and it is possible to see the fuse behind the mains input.

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The mains switcher (U9) is here. There is also a 10mOhm (R36 R010) resistor near the rectifier diodes, this is probably part of the over current protection, together with the LM358 chip.
There is a reference chip more (U3) near the opto coupler (U8), this is probably the one used for voltage and the other one may be used for current.

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Safety distance is very good.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

This charger can deliver a lot of current, but it gets very hot doing it. For a short time that is acceptable, but it is not the charger for a large collection of tablets. Like most chargers it is missing individual port protection.
With that said it is fairly good charger, noise is fine, it can deliver lots of current, it has auto coding and it has Quick Charge 2.0.



Notes

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Test/review of Aukey Dual usb Car Charger CC-S5

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Aukey Dual usb Car Charger CC-S5

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Official specifications:


  • Model Number: CC-S5
  • Technology: AiPower
  • Input: DC 12-24V 2.3A (Max)
  • Output: DC 5V/4.8A (Max)
  • Total Power: 24W
  • Weight: 13.1g / 0.46oz

I got it from a reader

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I got this charger in a cardboard box.

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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.02 watt (2mA) at 12V and 0.07 watt (3mA) at 24V
  • Usb port is auto coding with Apple 2.4A as max.
  • The two ports are in parallel.
  • The two ports are rotated 180° to each other.
  • There is a red led inside the charger, it can be seen through the usb ports.
  • This charger is slightly too short for my test socket.
  • Weight: 12.3g
  • Length: 40.8mm
  • Front: Ø 25.4mm


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There is no individual overload protection on the ports, I stopped the test at 4A

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The second output looks similar.

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The overload protection kicks in at around 6.5A, but it do not shut the output off, it tries to reconnect again multiple times.

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Total current is a bit lower at 24V

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The charger needs a few mA for idle current.

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The normal usb output needs about 2.2A at 12V to supply 2×2.4A on usb output.

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And the output will be stable down to about 6 volt input.

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There was no problem running 1 hour with full load.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4707

M1: 54,3°C, HS1: 62,6°C
I had to remove the cover on my test socket before this charger would fix.

Temp4708

HS1: 71,3°C

10ohm

The noise at 0.5A is 5mV rms and 53mVpp

5ohm

The noise at 1A is 26mV rms and 88mVpp

2ohm

The noise at 2.5A is 4mV rms and 32mVpp.

1ohm

The noise at 5A is 5mV rms and 39mVpp.



Tear down

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Some pressure on the sides and the lid pops off.

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With the lid off everything just about fell out.

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On this side is an inductor, a diode and a fuse in the circuit board (Wiggly line)


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The inductor is made with flat copper wire (I broke the ferrite around it when I opened it).

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A side view of the flat copper windings.

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The other side is shielded.

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The shield has a heat transfer pad inside.

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On this side is the switcher and no large diode, this means it must be inside the chips with a synchronous rectification.
There is also a usb coding chip.

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There are four small leds red besides the usb connectors.

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That flat copper inductor looks nice.

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Being a 12V device there is no need to test with high voltages.



Conclusion

A very short car charger and too short for my test socket. It is good at delivering current, but is lacking individual port protection. It has auto coding and low noise.



Notes

The usb charger was supplied by a reader for a review.

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Test/review of BlitzWolf dual port usb charger BW-S2

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BlitzWolf dual port usb charger BW-S2

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Official specifications:


  • Model: BW-S2(EU)
  • Input: AC 100-240v 50/60Hz
  • Output: DC 5V/4.8A(2.4A per port)
  • Size: 54 X 54X 28.5mm /2.1 X 2.1 X 1.1 inch
  • Color: White

I got it from Banggood

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Blitzwolf is using a new box for their chargers with some information on it.

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The box contained the charger, a instruction sheet and a note.


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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.07 watt
  • The 2 usb outputs share ground connection, the overload chip is in the + line.
  • The 2 usb outputs are auto coding with Apple 2.4A as maximum.
  • There is a blue led inside the box between the usb connectors.
  • Weight: 89.9g
  • Size: 92 × 54.1 × 28.5 mm



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The output can deliver 2.8A before overload protection trips, this is fine for one port. Efficiency is also fairly good.

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The other port has a slightly higher overload protection, but it is still good.

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Using 120VAC do not change anything, except the efficiency gets slightly better at low loads.

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Using both ports in parallel works fine and I can draw about 5.6A total, this is good.

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A one hour test with 4.8A load was no problem.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4759

M1: 59,6°C, M2: 49,4°C, HS1: 67,7°C
HS1 is the transformer

Temp4760

M1: 58,4°C, M2: 45,9°C, HS1: 60,1°C

Temp4761

M1: 47,0°C, M2: 39,0°C, HS1: 64,9°C
Again HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4762

M1: 72,9°C, HS1: 74,5°C
M1 and HS1 is due to the white stuff transferring heat from the rectifier heatsink.

Temp4763

M1: 60,9°C, M2: 50,3°C, HS1: 67,4°C

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 3mV rms and 120mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 5mV rms and 104mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 7mV rms and 88mVpp.

1ohm

At 5A the noise is 6mV rms and 47mVpp, the noise is very low.




Tear down

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Applying some pressure on the sides with a vice popped the lid off and I could pull the electronic out.

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The circuit board in the box, the white stuff secures the part against shocks (from dropping) and may improve heat transfer. Notice the white plastic shield besides the usb connectors, that is a way to improve the isolation to mains.

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At the mains input is a common mode coil and a fuse, there is also a inductor between the mains smoothing capacitors. The mains switcher transistor is mounted on a heatsink that goes around the transformer, there is a safety capacitor next to the transistor.
On the low volt side the transformer has flying leads, the rectifier is mounted on a small heatsink. A led can be seen between the two usb connectors.

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The rectifier transistor and 3 low volt smoothing capacitors.

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The leds between the usb connectors. The safety capacitor has a lot of safety approvals (They always have that) and behind the capacitor is the mains switcher transistor.

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3 mains smoothing capacitors with a inductor between.

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The common mode coil with the fuse behind it. The flying leads from the transformer are also easy to see here.

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All the chips are on this side of the circuit board. Lets start with the bridge rectifier (BD1) close to the mains input. On the mains side is also the switcher controller (U1) close to the opto-coupler (U2) that is mounted across a slot in the circuit board.
On the low volt side is the synchronous rectifier controller (U5) next to the rectifier transistors legs. The two current limiting chips (U3 & U4) has very heavy tracks from the capacitors to the usb connectors. This also shows that each usb connector has a its own capacitor after the current limiting switch. Between the usb connectors is the auto coding ship (U6).
This means I am missing one IC, the reference. It may be part of another IC, but the most likely reason is that Q2 is mislabeled and is a reference IC.

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The safety distance is good due to the slot.

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But the slot stops before the tracks and this means “only” 5mm, this is not perfect.


Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

The usb charger can deliver the rated power with stable output voltage, has individual port protection and very low noise. Safety is fairly good.



Notes

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Test/review of 5V 3A USB charger BY-D0500200C

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5V 3A USB charger BY-D0500200C

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Official specifications:


  • Input: 100-240VAC 50/60Hz
  • Output: 5.0V 3A


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Measurements


  • Power consumption when idle is 0.07 watt
  • USB output is coded as usb charger (DCP)
  • Weight: 57.5g
  • Size: 74.8 × 44.0 × 26.0mm


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The charger is rated at 3A, but can deliver more than 4A. The output voltage is on the high side.

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When running on 120VAC the maximum current drops a bit.

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No problems running one hour at 3.0A.
The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.

Temp4117

M1: 75,2°C, HS1: 77,6°C
HS1 is probably the transformer, M1 is the rectifier diodes.

Temp4118

HS1: 77,1°C
Here HS1 is the two rectifier diodes.

Temp4119

M1: 54,2°C, HS1: 79,5°C
HS1 is the transformer.

Temp4120

M1: 51,5°C, HS1: 57,8°C

Temp4121

M1: 72,7°C, HS1: 75,0°C

10ohm

At 0.5A the noise is 10mV rms and 133mVpp.

5ohm

At 1A the noise is 10mV rms and 100mVpp.

2ohm

At 2.5A the noise is 8mV rms and 97mVpp. generally the noise is very low.



Tear down

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Some pressure from my vice made the seam crack and I could break it open.

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At the mains input is a fusible resistor (FR1 gives that away) covered in heatshrink. There is a common mode coil (LF1) and the switcher is a CR5244Y.
At one side of the tranformer is the blue safety capacitor and a inductor, on the other side is the opto coupler and two rectifier diodes in parallel.

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One this image the common mode coil, the safety capacitor and the output inductor can be seen.

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On the first image the fusible resistor can be seen between the two input connectors. The switchers is not mounted flat on the circuit board.
On the second image the flying leads from the transfor is easy to see.

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Here the two rectifier diodes and the opto coupler can be seen. The switcher ic is just below the revision mark.

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On this side of the circuit board is the bridge rectifier (BD1) and the voltage reference (U3).

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Safety distance is good.

Testing with 2830 volt and 4242 volt between mains and low volt side, did not show any safety problems.



Conclusion

This power supply looks fairly good, with low noise and lots of current, but I would have like the current limit a bit closer to the 3A mark. The high voltage is nice for some application, but it would have been better if it was closer to 5.25V



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