Usb socket combo

[lister]

Evening all..(its been a while)
Has any of you come across these usb charger points built in to a socket face plate, i have a customer who asked for one, has any one used them? are they ok ? how do they work ie, are they fused or use a selv system or is my usb device when plugged in only protected by my 32A mcb on the ring??
cheers
Martin

 

[LukeBuckaz]

Toolstation > Electrical > White Wiring Accessories > 13A Socket with USB Charger

Says currents over 1.2A trips it.

 

[kingeri]

I had problems with three in a row, where the charger didn't work. The ones I used had an internal fuse seperate from the sockets.

 

[Strima]

Good idea but I would have thought a 1 gang plate with it's own SFCU type arrangement would have been better.

 

[LukeBuckaz]

yeah I like the idea but cant find one with a switch on

 

[Strima]

Seems to be plenty out there, I'd never even considered anything like that. Just plug my phone into the PC or charge it in the van.

 

[EastAnglian]

I hate the idea of encouraging the general public to plus their USB cables into "the mains" .... because that's what these look like. You and I know that's not the case, but do others, young and old? I have visions of a 10 year old trying to force his i-pod lead into a live socket, because that's what he saw downstairs.

Perhaps I'm just acting my 55 years (for once !)

Malcolm

 

[Strima]

I wired up one the motors from a Scalectrix car to the mains. It went really fast until the wires went pop and the outlet turned black. That was in the 70's when I was but a young and impressionable boy and I'm still here.

People are too protective these days... When I was a boy and all that, Jesus, I and many others survived Keith Chegwin...

 

[Litttle Shonet]

I'm in two minds about these. Part of me thinks it's a good idea, and part of me thinks, if you have to use one of these so it frees up the sockets, then you don't have enough sockets in your home!!!

 

[mickys86]

I got webman one of these for his birthday. I got a Hamilton one and he hasn't had a problem yet. They are handy to have not necessarily for iPhone but playstation controllers and also the wireless headphones etc I'm fairly sure the output is only 5v??

 

[ash_s3]

Make sure you use decent brand, hamilton etc.. some right dodgy looking items on ebay....

 

[mickys86]

Make sure you use decent brand, hamilton etc.. some right dodgy looking items on ebay....

I'm fairly sure mk do one too