On Sat, 02 Jan 2021 12:34:29 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote:

> On Sat, 02 Jan 2021 09:49:46 +0000, Dave Liquorice wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 00:52:59 -0000 (UTC), Martin Gregorie wrote:
>>
>>> I tend to keep a Pi power cable modified so I can measure the voltage
>>> across it. I run the cable through a small plastic box with terminals
>>> on the lid,
>>
>> Or get one of the in line USB voltage and current meters.
>>
> That makes sense - I didn't know these are available, but should have
> guessed. The only disadvantage would seem to be that you'll end up with
> a collection on different adapter cables since almost all of them seem
> to have just USB-C connections.
>
>> I've a KEX KCX-017
>>
> Like so many Chinese things, Amazon currently has that one marked as
> 'unavailable', don't know when we'll have more.
>
> Dunno why their manufacturers persist in doing that: in makes them look
> like fly-by-night chancers, but maybe that's exactly what they are.

Belated thought: I wonder how many of these nice toys, many of which
which seem to have just one short production run, are actually final year
projects for electronic design graduates at Chinese technical
universities.


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