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Amazon with OWC has the NewerTech Power2U AC USB Port Wall Outlet (NWTPWR2USB) for $15 with free shipping on $25+. Features smart power charger, auto-shut off when not in use, and safety shutters. Installs on 15-amp circuit.
$15
reviews of this item on Amazon are pretty bad. even $15 each may be too much ...
I have one and like it. It can be fiddly to install, but once it's in, it's great. It's nice to not have USB chargers lying around, just cables.
The reviews are probably due to rodeo cowboy that have never replaced an outlet.
I do not see how it is possible to be less than acceptable. I have 3 of them.
If you don't know how to wire sh it up, then get someone at $75 an hour to do it.
Or f uck off and use a power converter.
Only downside, the AC/DC Converter runs all the time, without a on/off, so even if nothing is plugged in, it will draw power.
@RagMaN
I don't see how the converter would run if there was nothing plugged into it. It would be a closed circuit.
RagMaN is correct: the AC->DC converter will be running all the time, although it probably consumes little power when there's nothing plugged into a USB socket. Maybe a couple of watts.
bryjohns: A *closed* circuit is one that has current flowing and therefore consumes power. An *open* circuit is one that has no current flow, and thus no power consumption.
The little door over the USB slot acts as an on/off switch, so when nothing's plugged in, it's not drawing power. That's why I went for one of these over the knockoffs you can get in Walmart.