This thread is a spin off of my thread here on charging AA & AAA batteries. I have a number of device's batteries to keep charged: DSLR, mirrorless camera, GoPro, handheld ham in addition to AA/AAA batteries.
I'd like to build a charging station. Ideally a case with the chargers mounted inside with all of the wiring clean & organized. The options I have are:
1. inverter to supply 120v (all of these have 120v chargers out of the box). This option will require a power strip and I'll be dealing with some transformer bricks. (I have read that non-pure sine wave inverters can damage electronic devices.... is that true of chargers with brick transformers?)
2. 12v power. MOST of the chargers have a 12v option (will need to buy cables or in some cases 12v chargers) Here I'll need to use a series of cig sockets and let the cig plugs for each charger convert voltage as needed unless I can find an easy way to convert 12v to the required voltage for each device on its supply wire.
3. Similar to #2: find USB charge options for each device/charger. Here I'd be able to use the relatively compact 12v USB sockets & wires.
#1 seems to be the easiest in that it uses common items AND could easily be built to be powered via 12v to the inverter or 120v when available. (have I answered my own question?)
Mark
I'd like to build a charging station. Ideally a case with the chargers mounted inside with all of the wiring clean & organized. The options I have are:
1. inverter to supply 120v (all of these have 120v chargers out of the box). This option will require a power strip and I'll be dealing with some transformer bricks. (I have read that non-pure sine wave inverters can damage electronic devices.... is that true of chargers with brick transformers?)
2. 12v power. MOST of the chargers have a 12v option (will need to buy cables or in some cases 12v chargers) Here I'll need to use a series of cig sockets and let the cig plugs for each charger convert voltage as needed unless I can find an easy way to convert 12v to the required voltage for each device on its supply wire.
3. Similar to #2: find USB charge options for each device/charger. Here I'd be able to use the relatively compact 12v USB sockets & wires.
#1 seems to be the easiest in that it uses common items AND could easily be built to be powered via 12v to the inverter or 120v when available. (have I answered my own question?)
Mark
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