<input type="hidden" id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" value="ca3c62ece8" /><input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="/blog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/28338" /><input type="hidden" id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" value="ca3c62ece8" /><input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="/blog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/28338" />{"id":28338,"date":"2020-01-19T19:59:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T08:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesslegions.com\/blog\/?p=28338"},"modified":"2020-01-23T15:14:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T04:14:31","slug":"how-to-measure-the-voltage-and-current-for-usb-charging-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesslegions.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/19\/how-to-measure-the-voltage-and-current-for-usb-charging-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO MEASURE THE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT FOR USB CHARGING DEVICES"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds0-->If you&#8217;re looking for a way to measure the voltage and current of a device that uses a USB port to charge then I have a perfect solution. This device allows you to connect the USB cable on one end and then the other end to the power adaptor.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-USB-Charging.jpg?strip=all&w=2560\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28362\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-USB-Charging-883x666.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Business Legions - USB Charging\" width=\"883\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-USB-Charging-883x666.jpg?strip=all 883w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-USB-Charging.jpg?strip=all&amp;zoom=0.2&amp;resize=883%2C666 176w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-USB-Charging.jpg?strip=all&amp;zoom=0.4&amp;resize=883%2C666 353w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-USB-Charging.jpg?strip=all&amp;zoom=0.6&amp;resize=883%2C666 529w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-USB-Charging.jpg?strip=all&amp;zoom=0.8&amp;resize=883%2C666 706w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-USB-Charging.jpg?strip=all&amp;zoom=2&amp;resize=883%2C666 1766w, https:\/\/cdn.businesslegions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Business-Legions-USB-Charging.jpg?strip=all&amp;zoom=3&amp;resize=883%2C666 2649w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\nBy measuring the voltage and current you will be able to determine whether the device is fast charging or not. When the device is fast charging the voltage will reach 12v and the current will be 1.5A.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nintendo-Switch-Neon-Blue-Joy%E2%80%91\/dp\/B07VGRJDFY\/ref=as_li_ss_il?keywords=nintendo+switch&amp;qid=1579747587&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=businesslegions-20&amp;linkId=6e0362fb8951ec65f2f8abc4bf2e092c&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B07VGRJDFY&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=businesslegions-20&amp;language=en_US\" width=\"301\" height=\"195\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=businesslegions-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=B07VGRJDFY\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\nIt is useful for troubleshooting devices that are no powering up. If the device is not drawing any power then there is a chance the device has a component that is shorted. I had to use this device to check whether our Nintendo Switch was working.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\nIf your devices use a USB type C port then this other device may be more useful as you will not be required to have any power adaptor or additional cable converters to change the type of port.\r\n\r\nYou can buy these devices from here: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38qVnGO\">USB Meter Voltage and Current<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><div class=\"lt-box\" style=\"border:1px solid #1d6a9e\"><div class=\"lt-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#2485C6;border-top:1px solid #a7cee8;text-shadow:1px 1px 0 #0b283b\">DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU'VE READ?<\/div><div class=\"lt-box-content\">Join our subscription list and receive our content right in your mailbox. 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