How many power adapters/chargers do you manage ?

appuchan · 11th March 2008, 09:17

Are you guys also counting the "fixed type" Ac/Dc converters as well? I think the modem/keyboard/printer/laptop/ipod etc will come with its own converters which I don't need to "manage" per se. They just sit there. In fact almost all electronic equipments will have one, either inside or separate for ergonomic reasons.

If its about travel/portable chargers, yes I do have a few batter chargers, car chargers etc. I think we are talking more about converters than adapters here. IMO, adapters are passive equipments which just allow different standards to inter-operate, like plug points, sockets, splitters etc

ashthedivx · 11th March 2008, 09:47

Well, lot of cables to be managed

In office
Laptop Charger + 1 extra laptop charger (for emergency purpose)
PDA Charger
PDA Data cable
Bluetooth Headset Charger
2.5" HDD Enclosure data cable
19" TFT Cable
Digicam Charger
Digicam USB cable
Wi-fi router Charger
Printer Cable

In Car
PDA Car Charger
Laptop Car Charger

In Home
Laptop Charger (emergency one)
Digicam Charger
19" TFT cable
Ipod charger
Handycam Charger
26" LCD Adapter (Hate this cable) - Room
54" Projection TV Adapter

Didn't knew that i am in so much cable jargon !!!

vijit.gangwar · 11th March 2008, 10:24

You guys actually carry these gizmos around...freaks all of you!

esteem_lover · 15th March 2008, 02:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by vijit.gangwar

You guys actually carry these gizmos around...freaks all of you!

hey, we do not carry them around, it is actually the other way round, these gadgets make sure we carry them aroundor fix them where it matters.

chvvkumar · 15th March 2008, 09:12

Lemme see

3 nokia chargers
1 ipod charger
1 Transcend T.Sonic USB charger
2 Ni-MH chargers for 8 cells
2 12V adaptors for the extra fans and lights in the CPU case (i don't run them on the puny 350W SMPS)

power bricks for :
Lappy
ADSL Router
Scanner
printer
external TV tuner
USB Expansion card

sk456 · 15th March 2008, 11:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by vijit.gangwar

You guys actually carry these gizmos around...freaks all of you!

I second that..jesus....... my phone and laptop chargers are bad enough...

esteem_lover · 21st January 2009, 17:41

Added 3 more mobile chargers, plus a brick for the external HDD.

bigman · 21st January 2009, 18:00

Phones :

Samsung charger
Nokia charger
Siemens charger
HTC / USB charger
Nokia old style charger
SE charger

Entertainment :

DS charger
DS Lite charger
PSP charger
Uniross battery charger brick for 15min charger
Uniross battery charger brick for 1 hour charger
Laptop brick
Lounge PC-LCD combo brick
Garmin satnav charger
2 external HDD bricks
Pannasonic camcorder brick
Cable modem brick
2 bricks for routers / switches
5.1 PC speakers brick

I will not even go into cabling as I have a bag full of USB cables, patch & x-over cables etc.

I have put a few USB chargers away and use a standard HTC USB charger for anything that can be charged via a USB type port.

nitrous · 21st January 2009, 18:05

I feel like a caveman compared to these grocery lists that a few of you have come up with. :

2 mobile chargers
1 laptop charger

esteem_lover · 21st January 2009, 18:07

Add an Airtel DigitalTV brick too.

quicksilver · 21st January 2009, 18:55

After struggling with the explosion of adapters, I have now resorted to a simple technique. 1 USB cable with multiple interchangeable pins for my iPOD, 2 phones, bluetooth headset, external HDDs.

The only other adapter/charger I have to manage is the one for the Digicam, which resides within my laptop backpack most of the time along with the laptop charger.

RX135 · 21st January 2009, 19:42

Pretty stupid to think about it, but this looks like fun

Rechargeable battery chargers : 2. (Guess, 1 may be defunct).
Mobile chargers: 3 (2 at work and 1 at home).
Laptop adapter/charger: 2 ( 1 at work, 1 at home)
Comp. Speaker adapter: 1
Ipod charger : 1
Handycam charger : 1 (didn't use in ages).
External DVD-RW adapter : 1.
External HDD Adapter : 1
Wireless router/adapter : 1
ADSL router/adapter: 1
Cordless phones/adapters: 2
Car FM transmitter charger (12v): 1

I somehow get a feeling that I am missing few more, but this is enough of it. I am not going to strain my brain further. I hate this "wired" life.

bhp1 · 21st January 2009, 20:41

Wireless transmisson of Electricity is the need of the hour!
My headache includes:
3 mobile chargers
2 Bluetooth headset chargers
1 I-pod charger
2 Laptop chargers
1 PC AC power
1 Wireless modem
1 Panasonic trimmer
1 Digital camera
1 32"LCD
1 Hair dryer AC power
1 Cell charger.

Though after installation of multicord organix, life has become easier.

Raccoon · 21st January 2009, 23:05

Lemme see...

1) 3 mobile ph chargers
2) 1 cordless adapter
3) Modem adapter
4) mobile USB wire
5) Set top box adapter
6) printer adapter
7) music system adapter
8) power strip to take on a few of the above

And hmmm... I'm pretty sure I'v left out a few...

Life is so complex!

esteem_lover · 3rd July 2009, 17:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by esteem_lover

1. Mobile charger - 2 Phones, 2 Chargers
2. Bluetooth headset charger
3. Eveready battery chargers for rechargeable batteries
4. Sony Instant charger for my camera batteries
5. RC Cars chargers - 2 cars, 2 chargers
6. Power adaptor for discman - 2 discmans, 2 chargers
7. 17" monitor power adaptor (to make the built in speakers to work)
8. 19" monitor power adaptor (to make the built in speakers to work)
9. Casio keyboard power adaptor
10. Canon scanner power adaptor
11. Massage belt power adaptor
12. MP3 player(chinese) charger.

The following has been added since

1. Video Cam charger
2. 2 more mobile phone chargers
3. Emergency universal charger for all gadgets.

11th March 2008, 09:17	#16
appuchan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangy Posts: 642 Thanked: 27 Times	Are you guys also counting the "fixed type" Ac/Dc converters as well? I think the modem/keyboard/printer/laptop/ipod etc will come with its own converters which I don't need to "manage" per se. They just sit there. In fact almost all electronic equipments will have one, either inside or separate for ergonomic reasons. If its about travel/portable chargers, yes I do have a few batter chargers, car chargers etc. I think we are talking more about converters than adapters here. IMO, adapters are passive equipments which just allow different standards to inter-operate, like plug points, sockets, splitters etc Last edited by appuchan : 11th March 2008 at 09:22.
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11th March 2008, 09:47	#17
ashthedivx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,356 Thanked: 24 Times	Well, lot of cables to be managed In office Laptop Charger + 1 extra laptop charger (for emergency purpose) PDA Charger PDA Data cable Bluetooth Headset Charger 2.5" HDD Enclosure data cable 19" TFT Cable Digicam Charger Digicam USB cable Wi-fi router Charger Printer Cable In Car PDA Car Charger Laptop Car Charger In Home Laptop Charger (emergency one) Digicam Charger 19" TFT cable Ipod charger Handycam Charger 26" LCD Adapter (Hate this cable) - Room 54" Projection TV Adapter Didn't knew that i am in so much cable jargon !!!
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11th March 2008, 10:24	#18
vijit.gangwar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 119 Thanked: 78 Times	You guys actually carry these gizmos around...freaks all of you!
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15th March 2008, 09:12	#20
chvvkumar BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Visakhapatnam Posts: 44 Thanked: Once	Lemme see 3 nokia chargers 1 ipod charger 1 Transcend T.Sonic USB charger 2 Ni-MH chargers for 8 cells 2 12V adaptors for the extra fans and lights in the CPU case (i don't run them on the puny 350W SMPS) power bricks for : Lappy ADSL Router Scanner printer external TV tuner USB Expansion card
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21st January 2009, 17:41	#22
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Added 3 more mobile chargers, plus a brick for the external HDD.
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21st January 2009, 18:00	#23
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,224 Thanked: 93 Times	Phones : Samsung charger Nokia charger Siemens charger HTC / USB charger Nokia old style charger SE charger Entertainment : DS charger DS Lite charger PSP charger Uniross battery charger brick for 15min charger Uniross battery charger brick for 1 hour charger Laptop brick Lounge PC-LCD combo brick Garmin satnav charger 2 external HDD bricks Pannasonic camcorder brick Cable modem brick 2 bricks for routers / switches 5.1 PC speakers brick I will not even go into cabling as I have a bag full of USB cables, patch & x-over cables etc. I have put a few USB chargers away and use a standard HTC USB charger for anything that can be charged via a USB type port.
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21st January 2009, 18:05	#24
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	I feel like a caveman compared to these grocery lists that a few of you have come up with. : 2 mobile chargers 1 laptop charger
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21st January 2009, 18:07	#25
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Add an Airtel DigitalTV brick too.
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21st January 2009, 18:55	#26
quicksilver BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 455 Thanked: 12 Times View My Garage	After struggling with the explosion of adapters, I have now resorted to a simple technique. 1 USB cable with multiple interchangeable pins for my iPOD, 2 phones, bluetooth headset, external HDDs. The only other adapter/charger I have to manage is the one for the Digicam, which resides within my laptop backpack most of the time along with the laptop charger.
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21st January 2009, 19:42	#27
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	Pretty stupid to think about it, but this looks like fun Rechargeable battery chargers : 2. (Guess, 1 may be defunct). Mobile chargers: 3 (2 at work and 1 at home). Laptop adapter/charger: 2 ( 1 at work, 1 at home) Comp. Speaker adapter: 1 Ipod charger : 1 Handycam charger : 1 (didn't use in ages). External DVD-RW adapter : 1. External HDD Adapter : 1 Wireless router/adapter : 1 ADSL router/adapter: 1 Cordless phones/adapters: 2 Car FM transmitter charger (12v): 1 I somehow get a feeling that I am missing few more, but this is enough of it. I am not going to strain my brain further. I hate this "wired" life.
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21st January 2009, 20:41	#28
bhp1 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NA Posts: 513 Thanked: 4 Times	Wireless transmisson of Electricity is the need of the hour! My headache includes: 3 mobile chargers 2 Bluetooth headset chargers 1 I-pod charger 2 Laptop chargers 1 PC AC power 1 Wireless modem 1 Panasonic trimmer 1 Digital camera 1 32"LCD 1 Hair dryer AC power 1 Cell charger. Though after installation of multicord organix, life has become easier.
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21st January 2009, 23:05	#29
Raccoon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Poona Posts: 1,851 Thanked: 116 Times	Lemme see... 1) 3 mobile ph chargers 2) 1 cordless adapter 3) Modem adapter 4) mobile USB wire 5) Set top box adapter 6) printer adapter 7) music system adapter 8) power strip to take on a few of the above And hmmm... I'm pretty sure I'v left out a few... Life is so complex! Last edited by Raccoon : 21st January 2009 at 23:07.
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