The iGreely USB 5V to 12V Step Up Converter Cable was a Good Buy... Red Nemesis Dog Diaries
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- To my surprise my 400 watts of solar panels have been producing more than 2 kilo watt hours a day even up here on the West Coast of Scotland, aided by the long days of light at this time of year. So much so, that I have overcapacity, and with all my 5 volt, cooking, and desktop computing needs satisfied with power banks and power stations there was just the 12 volt appliances to deal with.
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You can also buy USB-C PD trigger cables and USB-A QC2 / QC3 trigger cables as long as your power bank supports 12V output. All they do is request the voltage from the power bank and output it through the 5.5mm DC barrel. No DC-DC boost occurs and thus its more efficient. It also allows for more wattage up to whatever the power bank supports at 12V.
Always check the output voltage once to ensure your power bank is capable of providing the correct voltage. If it's not capable of 12V it may fallback to 9V or 5V. Many power banks are not capable of 12V as it's not a required USB Power Delivery PDO It's much more common to see 5V, 9V, 15V, and 20V, but no 12V. It's a shame as 12V is super common in electronics.
Brilliant feedback. Thank you. I will investigate your recommendations. Cheers
how hot do those converters get? the one's I got were so hot in use I ended up not using them.
I had the same concern and checked every couple of hours (during the day...) and it was just a little bit warm but nothing to be concerned about at all. I suspect the low current draw was a factor and maybe at it's limit it would get hotter?