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Help adding usb charging station to monitor
I wanted to follow up since this may be useful to other people out there who want to take advantage of dell's 12v out on this and other monitors that they make. It works great. I wired a 5.5mm jack to a 5A car power supply that I got here. After plugging that into the 12v supply, it powers...- nednerb
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Help adding usb charging station to monitor
Thank you both for all of this excellent info. Several thoughts now come to mind: 1)Can the usb hub I bought be powered with a power supply with more amperage? Perhaps if I crack it open something could be altered to allow for this increased amperage? As I am sure you can tell from our...- nednerb
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Help adding usb charging station to monitor
Hmm...I doubt the car charger is a switchmode device, but I am not sure. I am not married to this converter if that would help, I am sure there is another 12v to 5v converter that I could get, but if the original 12v source only has 1000ma, getting a 5v converter with a higher amperage...- nednerb
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Help adding usb charging station to monitor
My Dell Monitor has a built in 12vdc 1A out to power a set of dell speakers. I want to know if its possible for me to tap into that power to run a 5vdc 1A 4 port usb hub. This hub would not be connected to a computer, it would only be used for charging. I have a car usb charger that I could...- nednerb
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