Din Socket USB adaptor thingy

[JimDiesel]

Hi all,
Going touring in Spain three wee.ks, looking for ways of keeping my gadgets charged whilst on the move.

Looking at what's about, the best option, cost over time, utilisers my GS LC's existing DIN socket.

Been looking at these two adapters but not sure if the angled one would be better over the more stubby straight one.... Anybody got them or used them??

Or even have alternative???

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cliff-Top...694?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35e8408336

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dual-USB-...981?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4adc9dad75

Thanks in anticipation.

 

[Fanum]

An alternative......

I toured with all sorts of things dangling out of my holes, trying to charge what I could.

It doesn't work.....wires all over the place, stress when it starts to rain, the genuine potential for a flat battery when you leave a DIN to USB transformer (which is what they are) plugged in accidentally overnight....a tangle of wires, plugs, splitters etc etc......

I now have ONE connection to a USB output which sits inside a Peli case, charging up one of these:

(mine is not actually that one, it's just similar)

You charge it on the bike, or in any hotel room.......then you can use it as a mobile battery with enough power to charge an average smart phone three times from flat

They come with multi adaptors so you can charge pretty much any device

The newer ones even act as a jump start pack

I must admit, I haven't got one of those.....mine is a year old (battery tech is moving SO fast!) but I've read good reports on the jump capable ones, which also have multi outputs.

For 40-50 quid, you get to charge everything, on or off the bike, you can recharge the battery unit overnight if you get a room, or run an LED light all night in a tent then recharge it fully on the bike the next day, and you have the added (but not confirmed personally) peace of mind that you have a jump starter if you leave your parking lights etc etc on.

If you really want to go down the USB plug in socket route, send me a stamped addressed envelope and I'll post you one free.....I'm pretty sure I have a twin USB output to standard cig socket one sitting around somewhere..... I bought a couple to use in the car when I was charging several devices at once, but gave up on them pretty immediately as a waste of money

 

[DC]

Jim I've got both of them and have used them for a short ride , they both work fine . I'm selling them if your interested. . The short stubby will sell for £14posted to you and the angle one for £10 posted to you ... They are as brand new and do the job

 

[GS_or_bust]

I bought a dual 12v cig extender cable from Halford and then cut the plug off and fitted the small din plug on it and then run the cable into the tank bag. Plug in the usb thingies into the dual end and everything sits in the tank bag charging.

 

[Wapping]

I'm with Bill on this.

I travel a reasonable amount either for business by air / train or for pleasure, by bike or car. Leaving aside a camera, I have four items that need charging: Two iPhones, one iPod and my iPad-minii, or five if I include a small Bluetooth speaker I sometimes take, too. I haven't charged any of them directly whilst on the move for years, having got fed-up as Bill suggests with leads all over the place.

All the hotel rooms I have ever been into have electricity coming out of the walls, as do the cafes and restaurants I have sat in, all for free. I bought myself a three outlet USB mains charger and three short USB leads. I simply charge the three items at night whilst I sleep or sometimes whilst I eat in a restaurant or drink coffee in a cafe. I also have a USB charged battery pack which will act as a reservoir should I ever run short in the day. To back this up, I also bought one long 1.5 or 2 meter USB lead. Why? Because when necessary I can leave my battery pack in my briefcase by my feet, on the overhead rack on a train or in the inflight pocket in front of me; then trail the lead out to my iPad or iPhone and work away. It's very convenient, not inconveniencing my fellow travellers one jot. The long lead also comes into its own in some hotel rooms, where they put the mains plug on the floor, when you really want the power on your bedside table.

I've now been using this method for three or more years, over 1000's of miles. It has never let me down. No more fiddling about on motorbikes or in cars with direct chargers for me. The three-way USB charger and / or USB battery pack have been more than adequate, completely reliable and above all, tidy. Buy and use with confidence.

 

[vinniebug]

I've just been around Europe, 2000 Mls on LC. I charged my iPad in the hotel room, and my headset too. My phone needed to maintain a connection to the sat nav through the journey so I picked up a double usb charger from Amazon that fits the din socket, and had the phone permanently powered. I mounted the phone by putting it in a little pouch from my rucksack which happened to have a Velcro fastening that originally went around the rucksack strap but fitted the sat nav mount bar well. Secured with cable tie just in case the Velcro let go.

Rode in rain and it stayed dry. Simple but effective. Cost less than £20.