Allmaybe
August 22, 2016, 9:53am
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Lazy-R-us:
Everyone’s use case is different, and we all think ours is the ‘right’ one. :sunglasses:
I have a couple 5 port BlitzWolf chargers, one with a quick charge port and one without. I think if you are making a new charger, QC ports (at least a couple) are mandatory. Having extra space so a USB meter can be used on any given, or even adjacent ports is a very good idea. I would prefer that the power supply have a standard power cord rather than a wall wart brick so I can plug it in and keep it on my desk without finding space for another transformer. If you do use an external power supply, please use 12VDC in, with a center positive, ‘standard’ connector. By doing so, it could fairly easily be used in a car, boat or anywhere a 12V deep cycle battery might show up.
USB C capable seems like it is where the industry is going, I don’t have anything that needs it yet, but if it is backward compatible with USB 2 & 3, go for it.
Having the charger be functional as a high speed USB hub would be absolutely marvelous, and I would buy one immediately right after HKJ approves it, and probably 3 or 4 more soon thereafter. I work with several High School competitive robotics teams (FIRST) and being able to (quick) charge multiple devices between matches while still using them to program changes and debug would be very helpful.
An onboard power switch with LED indicator would also be nice.
Thank you! There is no doubt you made a wonderful conclusion of all we had talked about :+1: and 12v DC is new.CU6 has a LED indicator, but it makes no big sense in fact, I guess.