Voltage Converters vs Plug Adapters, Type-C Fastcharge protocols, PD, GaN, Per-Port Wattage – the terminology is CRAZY when it comes to charging tech – especially for travel, so in this video, I try to both simplify it all AND share a step-by-step process to create the perfect travel charging setup for YOU.
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0:00 Intro
0:25 Step 1
1:14 Step 2
1:34 Step 3
2:33 Fork In The Road (+/- 120W)
🔗👉 The GaN PD Universal Adapter I Currently Use on Amazon:
🔗👉 A 120W GaN PD Adapter I’ve Used In-Field with Success on Amazon:
3:24 Step 4
🔗👉 100W PD Cables I Used for Years on Amazon:
4:49 Internal VS Wall-Passthrough Wattage
🔗👉 A 100W Universal Adapter I See a Lot of OTHER Travelers Use on Amazon:
5:58 Intermediary Charging Hubs
🔗👉 The 200W Hub I Currently Use on Amazon:
🔗👉 LOL! There’s even a 500W one on Amazon:
🚨👆 IMPORTANT: Whenever I’m looking at these types of hub, I always check the weight, because some can be insanely heavy (designed to stay on a desk and not accidentally get tipped over easily), BUT, for travel, going as lightweight as possible is typically a good idea.
6:46 Cable Decisions
🔗👉 The LONG 240W PD Cables I Currently Use on Amazon:
🔗👉 The SHORT 240W PD Cables I Currently Use on Amazon:
🔗👉 Cheaper (but still great) 100W PD Cables on Amazon:
7:28 HUGE Safety & Convenience Tips
🔗👉 The Voltage Converter I OWN (but never need to use) on Amazon:
🚨👆 IMPORTANT: Look at the image – the product itself LITERALLY printed “Not For Dyson” with a hair-dryer symbol, so if you specifically use a Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer – you’ll have to find another Voltage Converter.
8:13 Net-Result for Travel
🔗👉 The Pouch I Use to Pack the Charging Setup on Amazon:
🚨👆You’ll notice that this is NOT a tech pouch, but rather, is a toiletry bag. This is one example of how there may be products that are NOT made for what they COULD be perfect for. But remember… this is perfect for ME – not necessarily for you, so please, don’t make knee-jerk purchases without really thinking about YOUR real life use.
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Women’s Travel Hoodie:
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Exceptionally concise and helpful, thanks!
So what with the thumbnail showing 2 types of Adapters and not mentioning that comparison in the video? I’m confused
Sorry this video is way too complicated. You don’t need to bring just ONE universal AC adapter and your hotel/airbnb has multiple outlets to plug into. You’re not going to charge all your devices all at the same time. You can bring a simple adapter/converter (costs only a dollar or two) and then bring the actual ac adapters you already have. 99% of all chargers/ac adapters are dual voltage.
I would trim that pile down. You just need the universal adapter cube. The laptop will be full from 0 to 100% in max about 90minuites. Because of that laptop requirement youve doubled up your ports.
7:51 depending on where you buy the device, it will be rated for different voltages. for example, most US plugs are rated for around 110V, whereas chinese plugs are rated for 230V. if you buy a device from the united states, it will most likely support 110V or be dual-voltage, and if you try to plug it into a chinese port is will literally get fried. now, if you buy a chinese product and plug it into a US port, it will still function, just that it’s meant to pull 230V, so it will not function properly, and because it’s trying to pull so much electricity it will try to compensate by pulling more amps which will cause the device to overheat over time. but most devices that don’t receive enough volts just don’t run because it’s below the minimum threshold. to fix this, you can either buy dual-voltage devices or a step-up transformer.