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So many kids toys use custom brick chargers, especially remote control cars. I refuse to buy anything that isn't USB-C, I'm not keeping track of all of those.
by radial_symmetry 2mo ago
So many kids toys use custom brick chargers, especially remote control cars. I refuse to buy anything that isn't USB-C, I'm not keeping track of all of those.
- synalx 2mo agoWith a soldering iron and USB-CD PD trigger boards, I've successfully converted a few of this kind of thing.
- vablings 2mo agoThere are barrel jack USB-C adaptors now that you can just glue in place. Very useful for homelabbers.
- lewi 2mo agoI love them, useful for super clean desk setups . I use a 140w USBC charger -> USBC to Barrel Jack -> LG Ergo screen -> USBC -> Laptop. One AC plug powers the display & laptop.
- scrumbledober 2mo agoI recently bought a very cheap RC car for my kids, and it was USB-C rechargeable but instead of having a port it just has a USB-C cable that comes out of it and plugs into a power brick. I love that.
- riffraff 2mo agoI think that's changing too, my son got some cheap radio controlled boat a few weeks ago, the remote uses AA and the boat has USB-C as input (interestingly enough, it has a weird USB-C cable with a built in light to signal when charging is done).
- russdill 2mo agoThe step I've taken is just purchasing USB-C to barrel in various voltages and labeling them appropriately.
- imp0cat 2mo agoWait till you enter the world of more advanced RC stuff, that's when the Cambrian explosion of connector types really happens.