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   Anthony to Andrew Gabriel   
   Re: car cig lighter to USB adaptor   
   07 Nov 13 09:39:10   
   
   From: munge@test.invalid   
      
   I need a brand name and a source of these ones that will definately do   
   2.1A together, because the Amp rating is not usually marketed with these   
   things.  Usually the person selling them won't have any idea what I'm   
   even talking about.   
      
      
   On 11/6/2013 4:45 AM, Andrew Gabriel wrote:   
   > Max per USB port is 2.1A for recent USB supplies.   
   > You can buy USB cig lighter adapters which can do this, and there   
   > are even some dual port ones which will do 2.1A on both ports together   
   > (and some which will do 2.1A on one port and 1A on the other).   
   >   
   > I have sometimes stripped them down as a very cheap source of 12V -> 5V   
   > buck switched mode power supply, usually much cheaper than you can buy   
   > a separately cased unit to do the same job.   
      
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