Multi USB hubs and charging

Droolinggimp · 9 May 2016 at 13:22

Hi guys, off to sunny Alcudia in a few days and wanted to pack lite. So we have two phones and one tablet but only one USB cable to plug into plug and into the wall. I have seen USB cables in wilkos for £2 each so getting 3 of those and we have seen this

http://www.wilko.com/computer-accessories/usb-hub-4-port/invt/0349276

Can this be used to charge the devices? plugging the big USB into USB plug adapter and into the wall via Eu plug thing? I know it says for connecting to PCs and data transfer etc but would or could it be used for charging?

Off to town soon to get the cables any way so need to know if its worth buying this too. It will come in handy at home anyway but for holiday it seems a good idea.

El_Watcher · 9 May 2016 at 17:31

Most USB mains plugs have a max power rating suitable for charging maybe 1-2 phones at the same time. The more phones you connect to the same plug will either stop all of them charging, or seriously increase the time taken to fully charge them. Using a host powered USB hub which I think is what that is will also remove some of the available power, making it even less reliable.

If you are going to do it, you are better off with a mains powered hub which should be able to supply all devices with enough power.

K.C. Leblanc · 9 May 2016 at 19:08

You can get mains chargers with multiple USB connections to charge several things at once. Since these are designed for the purpose they should work a lot better.

EDIT: This is the sort of thing https://www.overclockers.co.uk/anidees-5-port-25w-charger-cm-000-ad.html

P4Clock · 9 May 2016 at 21:39

K.C. Leblanc said:
You can get mains chargers with multiple USB connections to charge several things at once. Since these are designed for the purpose they should work a lot better.

EDIT: This is the sort of thing https://www.overclockers.co.uk/anidees-5-port-25w-charger-cm-000-ad.html

my dad as one of them in his house and charges 3 phones and a tab 4 all at the same time no problem

Droolinggimp · 9 May 2016 at 22:47

Cheers for the info guys. I'll get one like that.

tep1981 · 20 Oct 2016 at 15:27

P4Clock said:
my dad as one of them in his house and charges 3 phones and a tab 4 all at the same time no problem

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab A, I need to have connected a Thermal Imaging device and have tablet charging, will this adaptor also work for this purpose?