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GenBasic 5V 3A 15W USB Type-C power supply with an inline switch with a red button and status LED

5V 3A · UL Listed

15W USB Type-C Power Supply with Switch

A UL Listed 15 W supply with an inline switch and a MicroUSB adapter in the box — sized for single-board computers that brown out on a phone charger.

  • 5 V 3 A · 15 W, UL Listed
  • USB Type-C, MicroUSB adapter included
  • Inline switch with status LED
  • 1.5 m cable

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Overview

Most “flaky USB” on a single-board computer is a power problem wearing a disguise. A board fed from a spare phone charger sags under load, and the symptoms surface everywhere except the supply: an adapter that vanishes from the bus, storage that corrupts, a board that reboots under load.

This supply is specified for that job — 3 A at 5 V, held up under load, and UL Listed, which is a safety certification granted against a file number rather than a claim printed on a box.

The inline switch is the detail people keep it for. A board with no power button otherwise gets power-cycled by pulling the connector, which wears the socket and eventually the board.

Specifications

Output

Voltage
5 V
Current
3 A
Power
15 W
Connector
USB Type-C
Included adapter
MicroUSB

Physical

Cable
1.5 m
Switch
Inline, with status LED
Plug
US

Safety

Certification
UL Listed

Compatibility

Boards
Raspberry Pi 3 / 4, Libre Computer
Type-C boards
Direct
MicroUSB boards
Via included adapter

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