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Can a usb charging hub be used to power equipment

longwalks1
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As above, will a usb charging hub be suitable to power several home office items?  Me and the Mrs share a desk and need multiple ports to charge and power items - was thinking something like this from amazon:

Anker [Compact 10-Port Charger PowerPort 10 (60W 10-Port USB Charging Hub) for iPhone Xs/Max/XR/X / 8/7 / 6 / Plus, iPad Air 2 / mini 3, Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge and More


Need to power things like desk lights, led monitor backlights, few different charging leads etc 

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  • Neil_Jones
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    In theory, yes. If it can be powered by USB already something like that just replaces a need to tie up USB ports on a computer.
  • debitcardmayhem
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    edited 23 December 2020 at 10:14PM
    If it's mains powered one then yes , i assume that you are not talking about a USB powered hub.
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  • unforeseen
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    debitcardmayhem said:
    If it's mains powered one then yes , i assume that you are not talking about a USB powered hub.
    It's a mains powered charging hub. 

    Obviously charging speed will depend on the number of devices connected as there is a 12A limit. 
  • jsmith9
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    You need to add up the total current consumption (or wattage) of all devices that you will use simultaneously and check that they do not exceed the Anker specifications.
  • longwalks1
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    Thanks everyone - will take a look.
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