How exactly are you supposed to power a device with USB?

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Lawfer
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How exactly are you supposed to power a device with USB?

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If your wall outlets looks like this:

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Instead of looking like this:

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Before anyone says "hook it on your PC!", my PC is going to be too far away from the console to connect anything.
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I can't tell if this is a fecetious question. By now, many people own several mains --> USB power adapters.
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I'm curious how you manage to charge your phone.
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DejahThoris wrote:I'm curious how you manage to charge your phone.
By not having one.
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Re: How exactly are you supposed to power a device with USB?

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Lawfer wrote:
DejahThoris wrote:I'm curious how you manage to charge your phone.
By not having one.
Landlines. Handsets are traditionally powered through the copper phone lines.
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nmalinoski wrote:
Lawfer wrote:
DejahThoris wrote:I'm curious how you manage to charge your phone.
By not having one.
Landlines. Handsets are traditionally powered through the copper phone lines.
I don't think I've had a landline without cordless handsets in 25 years. But yes, corded landlines I suppose. But you don't "charge" a corded landline phone.

Regardless. As odd as it seems that someone has never seen a USB wall adapter by 2019, they look something like this. Just substitute for whatever power/plug needs you have:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lencent-Charge ... NrPXRydWU=
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I just remembered I had the PSPGo AC Adapter that does USB output, see:

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I have quite a few of these to do the USB powering jobs in my setup. Might need a different model for your power mains. But I'm sure they exist.

Anker 60W 10-Port USB Wall Charger
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That's a type F power socket, and should also be compatible with devices that use type C connectors (the older ungrounded version).

When it comes to third-party USB power supplies, Anker is king. They make a ton of different models that support various types of USB charging and have type C connectors for Europe, such as:

https://www.amazon.de/Anker-Ladeger%C3% ... B00WLI5E3M

I don't know if you're in Germany, just that they use type F sockets. So my recommendation is to go to your local Amazon site and search for "anker USB". There are a ton of options for different use cases.
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