Test/Review of Eachine PA40W 5 channel usb power supply/charger

After seeing it inside I would have like a undamaged unit for my own use.

Thanks HKJ. Has anyone found an alternate supplier as Amazon will not ship to Australia. Google has failed me in my attempts.

One more item to add on a wish list :smiley:
Thanks HKJ.

This one looks identical to me:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181682345814

Even cheaper unbranded: http://www.ebay.com/itm/221670457118

It might be that, but it is difficult to say without opening it.

I plan on testing more usb power supplies (At least 10), including some more multichannel high power ones. It will be stand alone reviews like this.

This means that I will be publishing the reviews over a couple of months.

And I did order two of the unbranded ones, one for testing and one for myself if it the other passes the test.

Good news. Will be waiting for results.
Thanks!

Belkin? Really? Not likely, I’d guess
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Belkin-40W-5-Port-PowerIQ-USB-Wall-Charger-Adapter-Cable-for-iPhone-5S-5-6-Plus/351278768505

Belkin? Really? Not likely, I’d guess, but quite a variety of these out there now.

Pity nobody makes them with transparent cases so you can see what’s inside, eh?

Belkin-40W-5-Port-PowerIQ-USB-Wall-Charger

And more than 175 if you just search “5-Port USB-Wall-Charger”
price between $10 and $200

It’s a strange world …

It appears Banggood is the official supplier but they are out of stock.

I ordered one from Amazon based on HKJ’s review. (Thanks!) It arrived in four days without premium shipping. It does appear to be identical to the unit pictured in kaiser’s post.

I use it to run my “XTAR VC2” Li-ion charger, which uses USB power and was previously connected to my Apple iPad power supply. The other ports are handy for charging tablets and phones using short USB to Lightning connectors available on eBay.

A great gadget. Thanks for the tip!

Available at Banggood: http://www.banggood.com/BlitzWolf-40W-Smart-5-Port-High-Speed-Desktop-Charger-With-Power3S-Technology-p-976084.html

That’s interesting: The name on the circuit board pictured is “vinsic”. I’ve bought 2 identical looking units with this brand name (vinsic) some time ago at Amazon.de. The Model No. is VSCW502 and the specs are almost identical to the one above. (smart outputs, 8A…) Nice to know that these prob. will be of the same quality tested and approved as the Eachine above. Compared to other similar multi-output devices I’ve tested (Anker 40W, Tecknet 50W) the Vinsic has a little low output voltage acc. to my measurements (with charger monitors). With 1A load still at 5.02V it drops to 4.92V at 1.8A load. The voltage level of the other brands is a bit higher which can be a good thing in order to gain the max charging rates with USB units.

“BlitzWolf” at BangGood

— the label in the BangGood picture says Manufactured by “Shenzhen Shebel Science and Technology co.LTD”
(note lower case and no space in “co.LTD”)
— the label pictured in the review here (first post) differs in that last bit
(having a comma after the period: “co.,LTD”

Trivial difference, but that’s what we look for to identify fake battery wrappers, so I have to ask.
Same long model number in the two pictures: ZQW121123050805
and ’oogle finds upwards of 600 hits for that, several different brand names on what’s presumably (one hopes) the same thing.

Just concerned that it’s possible to get the same board with parts left off to save money, as observed on seemingly identical hardware of other sorts.
Who ya gonna trust? Nobody, without verifying.

’oogling finds a variety of variations, for example:

Note the various differences in the output power label too.

and ’oogle on the model number (above) finds an Amazon model listing a different manuufacturer
“directed by FLOUREON manufactured by Zhengbai”

At least the Model number and manufacturer as well as the rest of the inscription on the side of the box looks identical. It seems like one OEM manufacturer (Shenzen Shebel Science…) sells his products under various brand names, maybe for different markets / world regions.

Hi HKJ, any plans to do any of the Anker products?

Amazon link

Yes, I have two usb chargers in queue.

Excellent, they seem popular here in the UK, I will keep an eye out for the reviews :slight_smile:

I got the blitzwolf yesterday and play with it at the weekend…

slightly different…
is there a way to open it without destroying the housing?

If it’s the same as in OP then no, it is glued (“There was no easy way to open the box, I had to break it open and it was a bit difficult (This is good).”)
I you are samrt (smart) then keep it in one piece. :wink:

Hi HKJ and everybody else, thanks for all the wonderful info!

I have found some more info regarding this interesting charger - Images of the BlitzWolf’s brand internals:



(Source: BlitzWolf 40W Smart 5-Port High Speed Desktop Charger US $15.99 Shipped at Banggood.com - OzBargain)

According to the images it looks identical to what can be seen in HKJ’s teardown.
Furthermore, it seems that at the beginning of the month one could buy this unit from banggood for $15.99 shipped, but right now the coupon no longer works - The cart amount just goes down to 0$ and you cannot proceed with the checkout process. Oh, and they are out of eu plug version as well :_(

If someone manages to buy this one from banggood at the lower rate, please let us know.

Peace,
v0yAgEr.