5V USB power via 32A/16A industrial blue sockets

G-Man

I need to put a 5V usb powered display (tablet with 5V power supply in a sealed tough industrial plastic case) in an industrial environment, this is dry but dusty environment with lots of movement of material and people. There is no interaction by normal users with the display case or power supply. All sockets in this area are 16A or 32A round 230v sockets, there are NO regular 230V square pin sockets and no possibility of installing them.

To date in office environments we have used 5V wall warts. In a new version we were intending using 230v mains lead, with regular 5V power supply built into the case.

In the industrial setup, what is the acceptable way to power this.. I saw trailing lead 16A round to 13A adaptors online , but it looks messy and still think it probably violates some "no 13 AMP square plug rule" in this environment.

By way of thinking about this,

Whats the acceptable method of say plugging in regular 230v equipment with 13A fused plug in this environment by a maintenance man?

Whats the acceptable method of plugging in same 230v equipment with a 10A unfused round pin "euro" plug by a visiting french technician..

Is there a limitation on what can be plugged into 16A /32A 230v sockets.

Dardania

What about something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Charge-Waterproof-Charger-Socket-Black/dp/B071WXWS9C/ref=sr_1_26_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542889539&sr=1-26-spons&keywords=usb+wall+socket&psc=1

might simplify the install?

Edit: above won't work as it doesn't have the adapter built in, so you'd still need to hide it somewhere.

What about this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/iKits-Charger-Charging-Multi-Port-Technology-Black/dp/B01D2TGLYO/ref=sr_1_158?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542889709&sr=1-158&keywords=usb+wall+socket

And replace the plug top with a 16A ceeform, to connect to your standard blue sockets?

Thomyokk

G-Man wrote: »

I need to put a 5V usb powered display (tablet with 5V power supply in a sealed tough industrial plastic case) in an industrial environment, this is dry but dusty environment with lots of movement of material and people. There is no interaction by normal users with the display case or power supply. All sockets in this area are 16A or 32A round 230v sockets, there are NO regular 230V square pin sockets and no possibility of installing them.

To date in office environments we have used 5V wall warts. In a new version we were intending using 230v mains lead, with regular 5V power supply built into the case.

In the industrial setup, what is the acceptable way to power this.. I saw trailing lead 16A round to 13A adaptors online , but it looks messy and still think it probably violates some "no 13 AMP square plug rule" in this environment.

By way of thinking about this,

Whats the acceptable method of say plugging in regular 230v equipment with 13A fused plug in this environment by a maintenance man?

Whats the acceptable method of plugging in same 230v equipment with a 10A unfused round pin "euro" plug by a visiting french technician..

Is there a limitation on what can be plugged into 16A /32A 230v sockets.

You'd wire direct from the 16amp with flex and put whatever fused adapter you need inside your Panel.

Or you can have an ip rated fused unit mounted outside the panel

Twenty Grand

Thomyokk wrote: »

You'd wire direct from the 16amp with flex and put whatever fused adapter you need inside your Panel.

Or you can have an ip rated fused unit mounted outside the panel

Could you buy a decent 230V to 5v psu, wire it directly to your plug and hook the output to a panel mount USB connector?

https://www.google.ie/search?q=5v+din+rail+usb&client=ms-android-h3g-ie&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjAy_H7nOjeAhWSM-wKHR67A4IQ_AUoAXoECA0QAQ&biw=360&bih=560

G-Man

Thomyokk wrote: »

You'd wire direct from the 16amp with flex and put whatever fused adapter you need inside your Panel.

Yes - this is what I am planning to do, but a little bit wondering of the need for fused requirements in this consumer tablet in an industrial scenario..

Company electrician will give final sanction, so want to have it together reasonably to show him.