Power Anything with USB-C Instead! (USB PD DIY)

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With a USB-C PD Trigger Board you can adapt ANY device to use your USB-C charger or a power bank!! It takes only 2 minutes of simple DIY! If your device needs around 9V, 12V, 15V or 20V - you can adapt it to use a USB-C Power Delivery source and reduce clutter around your house. It's quick, cheap and convenient - so I plan on upgrading most of my non-USB-C electronics this way :D
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  • @MrBullfrog1951
    @MrBullfrog19515 ай бұрын

    I loved the video but I have problems trying to process the information when my brain is getting older. I am 73 and sad to say it takes me longer to process information like in this video.

  • @sp-vt4je

    @sp-vt4je

    4 ай бұрын

    Is there anything in particular that was confusing or didn't make sense? I can try and answer any questions you might have, in simpler terms 👍

  • @danielstellmon5330

    @danielstellmon5330

    2 ай бұрын

    Practice will help keep your brain plastic. It's worth it to re-watch the video.

  • @BlueHairPronouns

    @BlueHairPronouns

    2 ай бұрын

    Might I suggest 0.9-0.95x speed (available under the gear icon)? I have brain fog from long covid and a little tweak like that helps a lot. Also enabling closed captioning (though my hearing is fine)

  • @stinkycheese804

    @stinkycheese804

    16 күн бұрын

    The problem is the information was nonsense. Yes you can power a limited number of things with a USB-C PD charger of sufficient quality, but it never makes sense to do it unless you happened to buy more of them than you need and happened to misplace or have the original PSU die, and even then, if you keep losing things, you'll lose USB-C PD chargers, and if things die, just repair them. Like. A. Boss. Usually costs $1 or $2.

  • @pooppyybuhhole
    @pooppyybuhhole Жыл бұрын

    i just found your channel and have been binge watching a lot of stuff as im just now getting into add lights and stuff to my 3d printed props. Thank you for the amazing content!

  • @CMKOGAMING
    @CMKOGAMING2 ай бұрын

    that's funny I'm looking for usbc pd to 12v for a vehicle and found those on Amazon. but needed more clarification. thanks, it seems this is exactly what I needed

  • @thuff3207
    @thuff32073 ай бұрын

    Nice thank you for sharing how you got USBC PD to work. I will get the adapter board you suggested.

  • @Saphiira.Cosplay
    @Saphiira.Cosplay10 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! Exactly what I was trying to find 🙏

  • @fschnidi

    @fschnidi

    6 ай бұрын

    same!

  • @tonyjewitt
    @tonyjewitt3 ай бұрын

    I have a first generation Bose soundlink mini with a 12v barrel charger .. now I can use my usbc macbook charger instead .. reducing the clutter !! Thanks for the pro tip !!

  • @Cynos_3D
    @Cynos_3D Жыл бұрын

    Oooh those adaptors are brilliant, i have so many devices with clunky or proprietary chargers that would benefit from this. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Zibartas

    @Zibartas

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad to help!! I'm in the process of upgrading everything, too! :D

  • @stinkycheese804

    @stinkycheese804

    16 күн бұрын

    None will benefit at all. There is no such thing as a "clunky" charger, and if it is proprietary then you need to DIY the extra adaptation for zero gain so it makes even less sense to do. Wow, mindless black hole of WTFBBQ.

  • @hippohoppa
    @hippohoppa5 ай бұрын

    Thanks. Love your presentation and ideas!

  • @efoy123
    @efoy123 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome info, thank you so much

  • @VirtualArcades
    @VirtualArcades7 ай бұрын

    Informative and practical. Learned about USB Power Delivery and how devices can negotiate different power levels. It's the next gen.

  • @Zibartas

    @Zibartas

    7 ай бұрын

    Great! And yes, it has quite a lot of use for DIY too!

  • @nefariousyawn
    @nefariousyawn Жыл бұрын

    Very useful, thanks!

  • @YunxiaLiu
    @YunxiaLiu4 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much! I was trying to figure out a setup for the April 8 solar eclipse using just one power bank to power my Nikon DSLR and a GoPro. I hooked up the power bank and the DSLR and only got 5V. I was wondering how to get required 9V for the DSLR and saw this video. Ordered the PD module and hopefully get the set up working tomorrow!

  • @aranha9365

    @aranha9365

    Ай бұрын

    Did it work?

  • @lyn1337
    @lyn13376 ай бұрын

    IIRC this is what universal notebook power supplies for cars do now, adjusting voltage depending on which included adapter is used.

  • @jamespray
    @jamespray Жыл бұрын

    Niiice. Another great idea to keep in the back pocket!

  • @mcslender2965
    @mcslender296511 ай бұрын

    This is so cool! Ive been planning to do a usb c charger adapter for my gaming laptop (no pd charging support sadly). It looks like certain chargers from brands like Dell use additional pins for communication between laptop and charger though so they usually have 3 lead wires; i wonder if that means you need to use a trigger board with positive, negative and GND pinout

  • @After_Tech_Industries

    @After_Tech_Industries

    10 ай бұрын

    The middle pin of dell chargers appears to be connected to gnd through a resistor It's purpose is to prevent the laptop from pulling power until the plug is mostly inserted You can bypass it by using a resistor

  • @crankshaft007
    @crankshaft007Ай бұрын

    Great video and advice

  • @kokiripop298
    @kokiripop298 Жыл бұрын

    This is great to know, thanks!

  • @led_man
    @led_man Жыл бұрын

    I’m using 300w over USB type C powerbanks on a full Led costume

  • @tecrack5569
    @tecrack55695 ай бұрын

    I just came across your video while searching if I can use a UCB-C to DC converter adapter with my laptop. I didn't find any thing useful but your video actually made me think about that TRIGGER voltage chip. Well, I am not an electric guy and can't figure if understood really well for my problem. So I'll just put my question here in hope you may reply. I have a laptop that comes with a USB-C Power adapter. It's 65W adapter with all those voltage points you mentioned - 5V, 9V, 12V, 15V, 20V. A USB-C to USB-C cable comes with it in the box with the laptop. The PD USB-C port in the laptop serves also as a display port. The problem is when I want to use the port for external display, I can't do that unless I put the laptop on battery. The solution is to use another DC-IN port (which I guess is 3.5x1.35 as I read somewhere) but I can't find the full power adapter for it. Though I found some USB-C to DC converter adapters which I wonder if I can use with my original USB-C power adapter by just attaching the convertor adapter onto the end of the USB-C cable and insert its DC pin into the laptop. Now after watching your video, I am now wondering what role the this TRIGGER voltage play in this scenario? Can I even use such a USB-C to DC converter adapter? will there be any downsides? or even if it can harm the laptop circuitry? Hope to have an answer.. thanks in advance for taking time to read it. Edit: another thing with those converter adapters is that they also mention the trigger voltage. most of them are 19 or 19.5v... I didn't find any 20v.. what should do about that? will those 19.5 or 19v converter adapters will work with 20v output from the original power adapter? I am not sure how much power the laptop uses, whether it's fixed or variable voltage through the battery charging levels. However, the original rating on the power adapter is as follows: 5V*3A 15W / 9V*3A 27W / 12V*3A 36W / 15V*3A 45W / 20V*3.25A 65W

  • @immrnoidall
    @immrnoidall10 ай бұрын

    I'm looking at a solder-less 18650 power bank that hold 28 cells and has a type-C smart port. it is cheep too [$25+/-]. use your own cells. it says up to 20v 1.5 AMP. but I had no idea how that would work with , not to smart devices. THANKS so much. now I know I can power anything with it , and one of these adapters. so cool.

  • @bramvanzuilen8960
    @bramvanzuilen89603 ай бұрын

    I have added usb c to a few 12v devices and i heared/ noticed that 12v is not common for a charger or powerbank (they only use 5v 9v 15v (and 20v) and skip 12v). you need the look at you charger/powerbank to see if it support it. I used a 20v trigger board and a step down buck convertor to go to 12v. If the voltage is not aviable on the charger then the trigger board should go to the voltage below that but i not know if every board will do that

  • @mahdisoldier313
    @mahdisoldier313 Жыл бұрын

    Love the depth of knowledge boss! Sent an email for some of your time on a project, looking forward to your consultation.

  • @rompdude
    @rompdude9 ай бұрын

    Wow brilliant!

  • @wyocoyotewyocoyote9007
    @wyocoyotewyocoyote9007Ай бұрын

    Dang! I want a whole kit of adapters, I am not as DIY as you and found some ready to go usb c to barrel adapters on A-zon will post a link to a fancy one below. One thing I am not sure of...and would like to find out...is the only "smart end" the pd chargers chip or is there some kind of "handshake" on newer devices (like your phone) on the charge receiving device end that lets adapter know what voltage it requires? If say a "legacy device" say a cordless drill wants 20v will a variable V PD send it 20 somehow sensing its demand? WIll it know when fully charged, I'm thinking probably not???

  • @dgyongrui
    @dgyongrui Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful!!!

  • @davekes856
    @davekes856 Жыл бұрын

    Style points are real points.

  • @user-tm7sw7gc6t
    @user-tm7sw7gc6t7 ай бұрын

    Question... should you also be stepping up the Type C cable gauge?? If people are running 12, 15 or 20 volts through a standard 5V type C cable to a high demand appliance couldn't this be a fire hazard also?

  • @sshah876
    @sshah87610 ай бұрын

    When using a pd usbc powerbank as source for say 12v dc output, is it a clean 12v dc as if the three battey cells in series which gives clean dc or it is a boosted 12v which contains some hf noise? . Ref a use case for RF ham radio application. Thanks in advance for an answer, cheers

  • @joseam8439
    @joseam84396 ай бұрын

    I'd like to know if the trigger board can be used in a different manner. I have a 12v-to-5v step-down converter for my car and I'd like to connnect Apple's Magsafe puck to it to charge my iPhone. However, the Apple puck will not allow it as it requires the power source to be PD3.0 compliant. Can a trigger be used here to fool Apple's puck and allow the phone to charge?

  • @soggycatgirl
    @soggycatgirl Жыл бұрын

    First off, thanks for the video - short, concise, and well-explained. This is a dumb question but I have a bit of a concern regarding amperage - the device I want an adaptor for has a 12v 0.4A DC port (proprietary but with male->USB-A male cables available from china) & an internal battery, would one of these just use the maximum 3A, or is that managed by the connector itself?

  • @Zibartas

    @Zibartas

    Жыл бұрын

    The current limiting should be done on the device - the amperage of the power supply denotes the capability of delivering that much current, not affecting what the device consumes :)

  • @Asdayasman
    @Asdayasman5 ай бұрын

    Can you get negative voltages too?

  • @carolsummers7414
    @carolsummers7414Ай бұрын

    Is it possible to convert a wall plug into a usb c? Specifically, digital photo frames have to be plugged into a wall outlet. But what if you wanted to use them outdoors where there was no outlet? Would it be possible to convert that plug with some sort of adapter to work as a USB c that could be plugged into a power bank? (Clearly, I’m no electrician, but I’m wondering if the voltage problems are too significant.)

  • @Somm_RJ
    @Somm_RJ7 ай бұрын

    Please correct my ignorance if I am wrong. USB 2.0 or 3.0 are USB standards. PD is charging standard?

  • @keithbeyer4502
    @keithbeyer45022 ай бұрын

    Hi. I'm from England & will be renting an RV in the US. I need a usb connector (C I believe) with an extension that will take all usb sizes but that will also take a British 3 point plug. Is there anything on the market?

  • @bii_gii
    @bii_gii Жыл бұрын

    how do ya get in the know with this stuff for real... very swag...

  • @MLS.22
    @MLS.225 ай бұрын

    what about the opposite convert 19v laptop adapter to power delivery

  • @samwong1349
    @samwong13496 ай бұрын

    I have a 12v 100w power supply. Can I add an electronic board to convert this 12v power supply to a pd usb c 5-20v power supply? If yes, what is the convert board called. (note: I noticed the there are dc dc convert around but these dc to dc converter board need manual adjustment for voltage level.)

  • @phil2082
    @phil20824 ай бұрын

    How do you know what voltage rhe chip outputs?

  • @condew6103
    @condew61032 ай бұрын

    Not so sure you can power something at 9v and charge another device. Power banks I've played with seem to go all 5 volts as soon as you connect a second device.

  • @ytpolice3708
    @ytpolice37086 ай бұрын

    O ten reikia ant tos ploksteles lituot laidus butent ant to kontakto kiek voltu norima? Ar nesvarbu plius minus ir viskas?

  • @gabrielandrade8022
    @gabrielandrade8022 Жыл бұрын

    Oh... my... God! I'm putting this on everything

  • @Elkyrie2
    @Elkyrie2 Жыл бұрын

    Ooh, not bad! I suck at electronics and if i had to use a bigger battery like the ones you have, I'm sure I'd end up with a house fire too, so this is a good thing to put in the back pocket :P

  • @danielaaroe
    @danielaaroe Жыл бұрын

    Can you check if this specific negotiator/PD board outputs 5v or 0v if the connected power supply is not PD compatible? If it does output 5v you might end up damaging equipment specified for higher supply voltage.

  • @Zibartas

    @Zibartas

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah the ones I tried revert to 5V if plugged in to 'dumb' sources :)

  • @thomasjefferson3552
    @thomasjefferson3552Ай бұрын

    could this work to charge my ebike with usb c?

  • @JPMIIIIIIIII
    @JPMIIIIIIIII7 ай бұрын

    Da para fazer isso até com monitores que usa por volta de 14v

  • @mrmotofy
    @mrmotofy3 ай бұрын

    But now it needs a label of some sort

  • @vshah1010
    @vshah10102 ай бұрын

    Is this really a better solution to power your devices, or are they telling you it's better?

  • @3ffrige
    @3ffrigeАй бұрын

    A USB-C power bank, is well, a less temperamental bank of Li-ION batteries with a USB-C port. Not as bad as LiPO batteries, but will still get mad if you stab it.

  • @patrickbourne3819
    @patrickbourne38195 ай бұрын

    The problem that I'm having is my cheaper electronics don't work with higher power type C cables. So I can't use my laptop type C charger with my head torch type C charger

  • @223c7
    @223c7 Жыл бұрын

    Your channel is fucking useful!!! Why the hell you are so underrated? Maybe missing some gals or whatsoever. Dude I already followed liked and shared u video to my friends!

  • @SonnyDarvishzadeh
    @SonnyDarvishzadeh6 ай бұрын

    Nice video. Yes, I use a variable USB-C to DC (5521 + other heads) to use power banks for different appliances. The adapter I have has a button to set 5, 9, 12, 15 and 20 volt. Only I have to be careful not to use the wrong setting for each device as it will kill their board.

  • @danielstellmon5330
    @danielstellmon53302 ай бұрын

    Im watching this video due to the small size of the board.

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    @vanishingpointpro.7616 Жыл бұрын

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  • @danartriatmojo
    @danartriatmojo4 ай бұрын

    Naisu

  • @user-me5eb8pk5v
    @user-me5eb8pk5v3 ай бұрын

    t looks like you basically buy the 20v, damn laptop said it refused to be so gouache and charge over pedestrian usb.

  • @5265060
    @52650608 ай бұрын

    rad

  • @uniworkhorse
    @uniworkhorse Жыл бұрын

    This makes converting things a lot less intimidating - now to start understanding wtf volts and amps are LOL

  • @sshutupurface8345
    @sshutupurface83452 ай бұрын

    why is a power bank any safer than those batteries?

  • @gravitywolf3616

    @gravitywolf3616

    Ай бұрын

    Lipo batteries are extremely unstable batteries. Lithium ion is much more stable of a cell.

  • @emon6436
    @emon64367 ай бұрын

    now can you power a drone with usb-c? my thought/guess no?

  • @Zibartas

    @Zibartas

    7 ай бұрын

    You mean to charge them? Generally all the charging circuitry is left in the drone battery charger, for weight savings, no?

  • @emon6436

    @emon6436

    7 ай бұрын

    no i mean power a drone with a power bank.

  • @stinkycheese804
    @stinkycheese80416 күн бұрын

    Nonsense. You don't want all the chargers and cables, but then you have to keep buying more and more USB-C chargers and cables, with them costing more, and them not being able to power a substantial amount of equipment that takes more power, and with the equipment already coming with the power adapter it needs so you are suggesting that if you don't like having those around, that you are going to throw away the adapter designed for the equipment, and buy an expensive USB-C PD charger to use instead? It can't get much dumber than that. You reduced zero clutter, still need a box to throw all your USB chargers in if you are pretending you don't have them all out, the same as you would the original PSUs.

  • @Zibartas

    @Zibartas

    15 күн бұрын

    I'm reusing the same MacBook charger and power banks for all my gear now, instead of having a bunch of different ones in the workshop

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