Was looking for some 2G sockets with USB and found this multi buy deal at Screwfix, one socket is £12.99 but if you buy 2 or more the price drops to £7.50. Not as good as the 2 for £14 deal posted earlier which has expired.
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cigbunt
21 Sep 17#25
Personally I'd avoid LAP I bought 10 or so chrome double sockets within a couple weeks the switches had broken on 2/3 units some how..
zaney
21 Sep 17#24
I got these guys and most of the USBs never worked or stopped after a few uses, I ran out of time to uninstall them all before the return window was up so still in the walls, bit annoying really.
If you check a lot of iPhone lightening leads, they aren't suitable for over 2amp. This is why many cheaper (and also some not so cheap) leads fail quite quickly - I'm told they have a cut out fuse built in which is not replaceable?
kalico
20 Sep 17#21
Is the USB circuitry only on when the switch is on? I predict not. In which case, it's akin to leaving a regular charger plugged in permanently, whether a device is being charged or not.
No thank you!
VDisillusioned to kalico
21 Sep 17#22
I think the manufacturers are really missing a trick here - why not add a USB on off button? it wouldn't be difficult. Not being able to turn off the transformer puts me off - that and the apparently dodgy design, as previously mentioned, going on out there.
bigsky
20 Sep 17#15
I have decided against fitting these in my home and the industry seems undecided if they are safe or not. Some are certainly not. electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/med…pdf
g1hsg to bigsky
20 Sep 17#20
I'm with you on this one although Crabtree do sell some. They are available at around £20 to the public. Usual excellent Crabtree quality.. A customer presented me with a bag full of LAP switches/sockets and outlets he had already bought. I wasn't impressed with the build quality at all.
kremix
20 Sep 17#19
Need to ask Big Clive for a review
MickyD
20 Sep 17#5
Nice find op for the 3.1amp. I presume this charging rate is shared across the 2 usb’s
Jinkz to MickyD
20 Sep 17#18
USB outputs: shared 3.1A
healthandsafety
20 Sep 17#2
£5.94 from CPC.co.uk with free delivery.Order code PL1498508.
Some might like the slower charge, beside the bed charging maybe , and might give longer for the battery.
joncot to healthandsafety
20 Sep 17#14
Only 2.1ah
drachers
20 Sep 17#13
The position of the power switches being as they are, a lot of things are going to block them. For bigger powerline network adapters for instance, you end up having to buy a short extender so you don’t have to play Russian roulette turning on the socket before you plug it in.
Better to have switches offset to the side.
AlanClarke
20 Sep 17#12
Do the USB's on these power down with the switches? Unlike a computer there's obviously no need for them to have constant power to detect a printer, mouse, etc. being inserted.
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Not as good as the 2 for £14 deal posted earlier which has expired.
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No thank you!
Some might like the slower charge, beside the bed charging maybe , and might give longer for the battery.
Better to have switches offset to the side.
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Scratch that, it looks like delivery is free, but only if you spend over £90 :disappointed: