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hydrogen7800yesterday at 9:25 PM1 replyview on HN

Man, I spent a lot of time looking for something like this when i bought my NAS and got annoyed with all the power bricks. Guitar players use them[0] to power their several guitar pedals, but the polarity, voltage and plug form factors are all the same, as far as I know. The various devices i have use slightly different plugs, polarities and i think not all are 12VDC.

I'm very surprised that nothing like this exists in the tech/IT space. There can't be that many form factors, voltages, etc. to deal with.

[0] I think something like this: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=600062


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doubled112yesterday at 11:12 PM

Most guitar pedals are 9V DC but not all.

Some are 12v. Some will take 18v. I have an oddball that takes 9V AC. Some are 9V DC but flip the positive and negative. It can be a mess too.

The product you link to has outlets for 9V, 12V and 18V.

If you stuck to one PC manufacturer, I’d imagine you could have your wish. Dell laptops were the same 19V and same DC pin for years and years.

I thought USB-C PD would save us but it has a few pitfalls, apparently.

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