Spec me a USB hub

bazzabear

bazzabear

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I really didn't know which forum to put this question in. This seemed most fitting because of the use.

What I want is a hub which I can plug into the mains (not a computer) in order to connect various charging implements to it - chiefly a wireless charging pad, and an Apple Watch charger.

I currently have this:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00O0L2NWI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Connected to a 1A (Apple) charger socket. But the watch charger, when plugged in to this, doesn't work at all. Also I've plugged a couple of other things into it which have seemed to either struggle to charge, or not charge at all (old iPod, TomTom). The wireless charging pad works, but maybe slowly, I haven't checked properly.

I don't know what it is about this hub which is causing it to not fulfill my brief, so I'm not really sure what to search for that will be better. Can anyone offer any advice? Or a product they have which would do the job?

Thanks in advance!
 
I did an about turn just after my last post here - on the realisation, as per a more recent post, that what I needed to be searching for specifically is a USB charger, not a USB hub.
I need something corded so I can have the sockets on my desk though, so I have gone with this in the end:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Orangeck-Charger-Desktop-Charging-Multi-Port-White/dp/B07T7GLJYJ

The readouts should be interesting for a good 5 minutes before I decide I should have bought something more subtle.
 
I have it now, and it works well. Interestingly, the watch charger works perfectly but the display is showing only 0.4A. So it shows how much the hub I was using before must have been throttling it if it was outputting so low it wouldn't charge.
The wireless charging pad for my phone on the other hand shows 1.5A, and is clearly charging the phone far quicker than it was before.
 
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