Nice looking little rig there mvyrmnd
I've got a cheap Chinese universal charger which is just begging to be gutted and replaced with an IC I can actually trust without keeping one hand firmly gripped on the fire extinguisher.
Ran across a few more models on the bay of e's today:
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270958278638 - 1a rated, same TP4056 IC, no USB port wired in, no LED wired in. Board is a slightly different size. Twice the $$
... looks like it would be good for a DIY integration project, not so good for plug-n-play.
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160782678020 - 1.5a rated, 5.8-6v (but recommends 6v), almost the same board design as the one mentioned above, except this time its running
TWO TP4056 IC's (still one output) and what looks like dual 1.6k resistors. Item description however is identical to much of the info from the original board, and doesn't seem to apply correctly to the new dual IC 1.5a designed board. going by the resistor tables, 1.6k would = ~750ma on a single IC, so it stands to reason that one each would = ~1.5a .... I don't know, anyone have thoughts on this one? Double the price at $6.... but tempting to get one to play around with.
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150795982222 from the same seller provides a much better detailed and clear picture of the board components.
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120898714536 - full size USB plug on it, board size looks to be quite about smaller.... but the picture is too small to see what kind of IC its using or any of its circuit designs... sold in pairs for $12 after shipping, so kind of an expensive experiment :/