30W USB Desktop Charger

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Official specifications: I got this charger from ebay dealer: bg27cyf

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I got this charger in a retail box.

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Measurements

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Doing a single port or a full column at a time gives the same result. The right outputs can deliver slight above 3A before they shuts down, this is good.

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The left columns can deliver considerable more current before they shuts down, i.e. there are fairly large tolerance on the current limiters.

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Trying to run the right column at 3A for an hour did not succeed, it closed down within 8 minutes.

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Reducing the load to 2.5A worked better, but not perfect.

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At 2A it did not have any problems.

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Running the left column at 2.5A worked fine.


The temperature photos below are taken between 30 minutes and 60 minutes into the one hour test.



2.5A on left column

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M1: 56,2°C, M2: 53,0°C, HS1: 74,4°C

Temp1728

M1: 69,6°C, HS1: 74,5°C

Temp1729

M1: 43,2°C, HS1: 71,5°C
Here it is obvious that the heat is only for one side of the charger.


Temp1730

M1: 39,0°C, HS1: 56,5°C



2.5A on right column

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M1: 50,7°C, HS1: 52,9°C

Temp1724

M1: 53,9°C, HS1: 82,5°C

Temp1725

M1: 51,7°C, M2: 51,9°C, HS1: 77,4°C

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M1: 56,0°C, HS1: 74,1°C




2A on right column

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M1: 46,3°C, HS1: 47,5°C

Temp1720

M1: 44,3°C, HS1: 69,2°C

Temp1721

M1: 48,9°C, HS1: 63,2°C

Temp1722

M1: 45,7°C, HS1: 59,2°C


0.8ohm

With both channels and a 6A load the noise is 74mVrms and 750mVpp

2.5ohm

Reducing the load to 2A reduces the rms noise 48mV rms and 700mVpp.

10ohm

With 0.5A load the peak noise increases: 42mV rms and 1000mVpp



Tear down

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When opened it is obvious that the charger has two separate channels. There are two mains switchers, two transformers and two low voltage circuit.
The input has a fuse.

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Here the bridge rectifier can be seen.

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The isolation distance between mains and low voltage side is about 1 mm and there is a non-safety capacitor across (Very bad).


The charger passed 2500 volt test, but failed a isolation test with 5000 volt, this makes it doubtful to use with 230VAC mains. When the test failed there was a short between mains and low volt side (Very bad)



Conclusion

The charger is rated for 3A+3A output on the bottom, this is a bit optimistic and also means that it can only charge two devices at full 2A current simultaneous (On in left and on in right column), the full 6A cannot be used.

The safety is bad, stay away from this one.


Notes

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