Data Point For Us Electronics Geeks

[FourNines]

On my recent sailing aboard the Beyond, I wanted to test the output of the USB charging outlets in our stateroom, so I brought my Klein USB tester with me and here is what I found:

 

Charging Box:

 

 

Bedside USB Outlets:

 

As one can see, the amperage output of the bedside USBs are twice that of the charging box. 

I know....pretty exciting LOL 😂

[Charles4515]

10 minutes ago, FourNines said:

On my recent sailing aboard the Beyond, I wanted to test the output of the USB charging outlets in our stateroom, so I brought my Klein USB tester with me and here is what I found:

 

Charging Box:

 

 

Bedside USB Outlets:

 

As one can see, the amperage output of the bedside USBs are twice that of the charging box. 

I know....pretty exciting LOL 😂

All the cruise ships that I have been on with USB outlets have USB-A connecters. All my current devices have USB-C connectors on their charge cables. What type on the brand new Beyond? 

[FourNines]

8 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

All the cruise ships that I have been on with USB outlets have USB-A connecters. All my current devices have USB-C connectors on their charge cables. What type on the brand new Beyond? 

USB-A

[Charles4515]

Just now, FourNines said:

USB-A

I would rather use the regular outlets and plug my fast USB-C chargers into those than use USB-A outlets.  

[FourNines]

2 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

I would rather use the regular outlets and plug my fast USB-C chargers into those than use USB-A outlets.  

You are a true geek....

I actually unplugged all of my fast chargers before taking the pictures. I didn't want to taint my experiment 🤣

[markeb]

10 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

I would rather use the regular outlets and plug my fast USB-C chargers into those than use USB-A outlets.  

 

Absolutely! No way on earth I'm waiting on my devices to charge from a USB-A outlet!

[markeb]

43 minutes ago, FourNines said:

On my recent sailing aboard the Beyond, I wanted to test the output of the USB charging outlets in our stateroom, so I brought my Klein USB tester with me and here is what I found:

 

Charging Box:

 

 

Bedside USB Outlets:

 

As one can see, the amperage output of the bedside USBs are twice that of the charging box. 

I know....pretty exciting LOL 😂

 

My old eyes are having a hard time reading your meter! When I enlarge it to read, it gets blurry.

 

What were the readings?

[FourNines]

4 minutes ago, markeb said:

 

Absolutely! No way on earth I'm waiting on my devices to charge from a USB-A outlet!

Yeah. One would think that being a new ship, they would have at least one USB-PD outlet.

[FourNines]

14 minutes ago, markeb said:

My old eyes are having a hard time reading your meter! When I enlarge it to read, it gets blurry.

 

What were the readings?

OUR old eyes, my friend.

At the charging box, it's ~1A/5V and at the bedside it's ~2A/5V

[dlh015]

49 minutes ago, markeb said:

 

Absolutely! No way on earth I'm waiting on my devices to charge from a USB-A outlet!

I second that!!  😁

 

Oh, and thanks to the OP for doing the measurements!!

Edited December 6, 2022 by dlh015

[ldubs]

OMG! I actually understood some of this.  I may not be a dinosaur after all.   

[markeb]

38 minutes ago, dlh015 said:

I second that!!  😁

 

Oh, and thanks to the OP for doing the measurements!!

 

That's what people don't get when they want to use the USB outlets, or bring on a powerstrip with a 1A USB outlet, etc. Hotels, and now cruise ships, invested in USB charging so long ago that the outlets are all but obsolete. And USB A/C/PD bricks are SOOOO inexpensive today!

[2Long2NxtCrz]

Thank you so much for doing this! I wouldn't have imagined that the bedside would have double the amperage, especially on Beyond which is a new ship!