Best Mains/USB adapter suitable for Garmin Varia rear light/radar etc

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YMFB

Senior Member
I am looking for a mains USB adapter that ideally has both USB A & C outlet. The other issue is I’ve had with mains USB adapters that don’t charge my Garmin Varia rear light/radar. Whether they don’t all have sufficient output or there is another issue I don’t know.

Id prefer one adapter with multiple outlets but if it’s necessary to have more than one so be it.

whilst touring I need to charge the Garmin Varia rear light/radar, front light, Garmin computer and mobile phone,

Recommendations gratefully received
 
I have a couple of these and they charge my Varia(s), the head unit and a Suunto watch concurrently.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNCD24BV?th=1

I do have more than one which, as you say, will not charge the Varias for some reason, but this has worked for eleven months now.
 

Dadam

Über Member
Location
SW Leeds
Any USB source that didn't come out of the ark should charge the Varia unless it's faulty. I've not had one fail, apart from a desk outlet at work which was clearly faulty. The desk next door is the same spec and charged it no problem. I guess USB 1.1 might not work due to the lower power delivery, but that standard is nearly 30 years old now. It's only really old computers which have 1.1 ports, and even in the early 2000s they were only for keyboards and mice.

USB 2.0 was the first to support the micro USB plug standard that the RTL515 uses, and that is 25 years old.
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Any USB source that didn't come out of the ark should charge the Varia unless it's faulty. I've not had one fail, apart from a desk outlet at work which was clearly faulty. The desk next door is the same spec and charged it no problem. I guess USB 1.1 might not work due to the lower power delivery, but that standard is nearly 30 years old now. It's only really old computers which have 1.1 ports, and even in the early 2000s they were only for keyboards and mice.
I have a twin mains power socket in my kitchen which also has 2 USB-A sockets. Those USB sockets will not charge my Varia.
 
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YMFB

Senior Member
I have several USB adapters that seem to work with other device, but not the Varia, the problem is I have no idea what they are.
 

Bristolian

Über Member
Location
Bristol, UK
I have a Bryton Gardia radar/rear light which has a USB-C charging port. If I plug it into a typical 2.1A Apple charger (not one that charges apples) it's fine but won't charge if I use the 65W charger that I use for my laptop. I just assume it has some form of protection circuit that doesn't like it up 'em :eek:
 

winjim

Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
Anker Powerport for me. Got a few different ones with various USB-A and USB-C outputs, always been fine. IQ charging should adjust itself to the required current AFAIAA.
 
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