Johnoutdoorsy Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Wife and I both taking iPhones, iPads, Kindles etc for three days car journey with my little Tribute Trigano and don't want to take multiple chargers, so we want some recommendations, I saw a usb hub review video on Youtube, Do you use usb pub when in journey? Any experiences with this suaoki usb hub? A good spot? Thanks for any thoughts from the masses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russellnpod Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I would worry about how much load you can put through one for charging. I use a lighter socket thingy with 2 usb ports on it. That works just fine, and is a simple low cost solution. As I have fitted several sockets in my van, I can plug in more toys than can be shaken at with the proverbial stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 There are many such hubs for sale, I use one ar home to connect printers, scanners, MP3 players etc. to my laptop. As well as charging phones. I can leave them connected so I don't have to keep swapping leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zydeco Joe Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 We also use the " I use a lighter socket thingy with 2 usb ports on it." And while driving along works ok for us. Got it of flebay for only a couple of quid :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spospe Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Lighter sockets usually deliver at least 10 amps at 12 volts. USB sockets deliver about an amp, sometimes two, at 5 volts. You are not going to overload a lighter socket with a few USB convertor sockets plugged into it. Simple arithmetic / Ohms Law .... Lighter socket 12 volts at 10 amps = 120 watts. USB socket 5 volts at 2 amps = 10 watts You can see that even with an inefficient USB convertor, you can run about 10 USB sockets off a 12 volt lighter socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 The cheap ones tend to fail suddenly, probably because they overheat. I bought a Scosche REvolt which hasbeen in the van a couple of years now and charges fast http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scosche-USBC242M-Charger-Illuminated-Ports-Black/dp/B00E1UWA4O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnoutdoorsy Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Zydeco Joe - 2016-02-25 3:01 PM We also use the " I use a lighter socket thingy with 2 usb ports on it." And while driving along works ok for us. Got it of flebay for only a couple of quid :-D Good to know that. I have seen this kind of lighter socket before. Is this one you guys called a lighter socket? Sounds to be a good option for the hub. Will consider that. Thanks anyway!! ;-) Edit: BTW, is the power enough for 4 ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spospe Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 As previously mentioned, the power available from 12 volt sockets is at least 120 watts, so a four-way USB device with 48 watts total load is well within limits and will not be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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