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.

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

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!

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

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 !!

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

Thanks. Love your presentation and ideas!

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Awesome info, thank you so much

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

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

Very useful, thanks!

Great video and advice

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.

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

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

This is great to know, thanks!

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?

Style points are real points.

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???

Wow brilliant!

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

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?

Very helpful!!!

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.)

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?

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!

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.

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

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.)

Can you get negative voltages too?

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

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

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

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?

But now it needs a label of some sort

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.

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

How do you know what voltage rhe chip outputs?

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.

could this work to charge my ebike with usb c?

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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why is a power bank any safer than those batteries?

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

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

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.