USB power tester

[WhitehawkEQ]

I found this on Amazon when ordering some stuff for the my house, I ordered it along the other stuff I ordered.

USB tester

 

[JLK03F150]

Well that looks fun. I don't know that I need a USB tester, but it's been added to my list.

 

[EarthDog]

Well that's fancy! Can't say I ever had a want or need, but cool!

 

[trents]

Good stocking stuffer for the geek on your Christmas list next year.

 

[don256us]

It's interesting to me. Perhaps a reasonable way to verify the Amps of a charger. Maybe a way to see what kind of draw a device has on your USB bus. I can think of ways to use one. I eagerly await your thoughts on it once you get it.

 

[EarthDog]

What's funny is because I clicked on the link in the OP, I now see dozens of them in my browser (ads). All different shapes and sizes...

https://www.amazon.com/MakerHawk-Multimeter-Voltmeter-Capacity-Resistance/dp/B07DCSNHNB/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2H4MDRZYYT2HM&keywords=usb%2Bpower%2Bmeter%2Btester&qid=1641924129&s=industrial&sprefix=usb%2Bpower%2Bmeter%2Btesters%2Cindustrial%2C45&sr=1-4&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Multimeter-Resistance-Capacity-Detector/dp/B08N6XQF91/ref=sr_1_10?crid=2H4MDRZYYT2HM&keywords=usb+power+meter+tester&qid=1641924129&s=industrial&sprefix=usb+power+meter+testers%2Cindustrial%2C45&sr=1-10

https://www.amazon.com/MakerHawk-3-7-30V-Voltage-Multimeter-Voltmeter/dp/B07FMQZVW2/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2H4MDRZYYT2HM&keywords=usb+power+meter+tester&qid=1641924129&s=industrial&sprefix=usb+power+meter+testers%2Cindustrial%2C45&sr=1-6

 

[don256us]

It occured to me that I had another potential use. I bought long USB charging cables that have been wonky at best. It would be nice to see how they test out for power. I realize that this does little to check data integrity but still...

ED. I like the first one you listed. That second one would be a hot mess in my hands.

 

[EarthDog]

Look at this tank...bigger screen at least. The font size more appropriate for my aging ojos.

Damnit.. the bright colors might get me here....

 

[WhitehawkEQ]

I got it yesterday, will play with it and take pics.

 

[don256us]

Looking forward to seeing your thoughts on it.

 

[WhitehawkEQ]

1st pic, can't see anything from the flash, 2nd pic with flash off, you can see it. Works great. I have a WD 1TB USB 3.0 HDD hooked up and at it's peak current use, it peaked at .7 amps when copying a large file, when not reading or writing it draws .22 amps