USB charger dilemma

[vbuggy]

So I got one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-020-_-Product

Great idea, love it.

But I've just started question the wisdom of plugging in $3500 of electronics into a $25 'no-name' (I see Anker around quite a lot these days, but it's still not any kind of 'name') charger.

What's the risk?

 

[corkyg]

As long as the charger conforms to USB specs, there should be little or no risk. Personally, I prefer to use the quick chargers that come with each device. They are significantly faster than USB and perfectly matched to their own device.

 

[DigDog]

Mine isn't even that swag. Its just a plug with a USB port in it.
I think you're safe.

 

[vbuggy]

Yeah I just wanted to avoid a Christmas Tree on my PDU. This way, one outlet = 5 devices and also no worrying about which one of the wires has 500ma, 1A , 2A or beyond. The PDU's fed from a UPS so it's conditioned power but I was wondering what could go wrong on the unit itself above and beyond a 'proper' vendor supplied USB charger.

 

[Throckmorton]

Does your UPS actually condition power? Regular consumer ones don't. They simply pass through outlet power and then switch to battery if it cuts off

 

[vbuggy]

I don't have 'regular consumer ones'.

as I said it's not so much the power I'm concerned about, although I guess it would be if I plugged it in elsewhere. It's how the UNIT might fail.

 

[Michael]

I bought one of them off of Amazon.com. Ports began failing. They sent me a new one. Ports are now failing.

Michael