Including the two hubs, the FastMac U-Socket allows four items to be powered simultaneously. This is incredibly beneficial when you do not want to unplug something to charge up your iPhone, iPad or iPod. Consider the following example: you are heading to bed and need to charge your iPhone. Of course, there is only one power outlet behind your nightstand and it already has your clock and lamp plugged into it.
The U-Socket is for you. In the box, FastMac includes the assembled outlet, proper screws, faceplate, extra neutral wire, pigtail clip, and instruction manual. In addition, you will need: needle nose pliers; phillips head screw driver; flat head screw driver; wire cutters; and 40 minutes for a novice. Thanks to the included instructions and a quick call to dear-old-dad, everything went swimmingly.
The only difficulty I encountered was getting the U-Socket back in the gang-box. The U-Socket has a larger component on the back of the outlet, but it will fit with a little bit of torque on the screws. The instruction manual includes excellent images, but for a real-world perspective, my install photos are listed at the bottom of this article. The U-Socket has mAhs and the intelligence to share the power between charging devices. For example, when charging an iPad and iPhone, the power requirement will be larger on the iPad.
The electrical output is distributed across each charging item accordingly. Several astute readers noticed the U-Socket is not UL — Listed, which is correct, but not necessarily concerning. After addressing this concern with FastMac, the following response was offered condensed and modified for brevity :.
UL listing is similar to asking for a specific name-brand item, where UL is the common name recognized for safety certifications but not the only certification of similar standard.
OSHA is the government organization that oversees proper safety certifications and has sanctioned approximately 12 testing laboratories. In our case, we chose TUV as the certifying laboratory. FastMac discovered and developed a product that we have needed for years, but no one else realized the necessity.
The smart chip design prevents power drain, even if an adapter is plugged in. Finally, FastMac is very proud to design and build its products in the USA — as a proud patriot myself, I share in their excitement.
If you have questions or comments about my experience with the U-Socket, please feel free to email jim www. Working with electricity is extremely dangerous. Please consult the instalation manual when replacing your existing outlets.
Taking out the old outlet:. Combining negative circuits and connecting to outlet:. We often get contacted about new products by inventors—but rarely do we have a relationship with the inventor. In this case, I was recently contacted by a friend working closely with the owner and inventor of the Vulcan Line Tools Wave Timer.
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