Has anyone seen any decent USB PSUs (2A ideally) with a IEC C14 style inlet? (or even better a pass through)?
(basically for an application where I have a power feed to a commercial display TV, that is presented only on normal C13 style mains lead. No easy way of getting to the supply end, so I need a way of splitting the power to feed the TV and also an additional USB PSU to run a Raspberry Pi (the TV has no USB sockets of its own))
How about something like this (a Y splitter adapter)?
Tim
FWIW it seems to me that any such PSU is unlikely to be quick and easy to replace if faulty (or check for faults by substitution), so there's a utilitarian argument for taking the less elegant approach of an IEC C14
- 13A twin socket adapter, and then a bog standard PSU.
There are plenty of USB power supplies that have C8 figure of 8 inputs, usually with multiple USB outlets.
On ebay you can buy C14 to C7 adapters. I also found a cable that had a C14 on one end and three C13 on the other end. Would that not achieve waht you want?
Yup could be part of a solution... I also found this on RS:
Its a bit clunky and lumpy since this will have to be on display of the rear of the TV. (The TVs are mounted on a ceiling pole in the window of a shop front). A more "laptop" layout of USB supply might make it a bit neater.
I have an aukey one, like this
they do various models with type-a, quickcharge and/or type-c outlets
also have a poweradd that has about 6 outlets.
actually mine have C8 rather than C14 inlets
Wouldn't it be neatest to fit a C14 socket to the side of a black project box with a c13 lead and USB lead coming out the other side, and a bare-board PSU inside?
That's quite small and neat by the looks of it.
C8 I can cope with if needs be. Just wanted to avoid having to go BS1362 / Wall wart style PSUs
Yup, that's an option, although a tad less "off the shelf" than I would like for this particular application.
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