ScottDotDot http://s.co.tt Babblings of a computer curmudgeon. Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:08:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Let’s [Quickly] Open: ORICO 4-Port USB Charger + Teardown http://s.co.tt/2016/05/07/lets-quickly-open-orico-4-port-usb-charger-teardown/ http://s.co.tt/2016/05/07/lets-quickly-open-orico-4-port-usb-charger-teardown/#comments Sat, 07 May 2016 04:10:23 +0000 http://s.co.tt/?p=1488 Continue reading]]>

I had been looking for a cheap and cheerful USB power supply for general charging of phones, tablets, and plenty of etcetera. Hence I ordered this ORICO 4-Port USB Charger with high hopes!

I never have too much optimism when it comes to crap from AliExpress, but not only did this ship from California, it also seems to be a really good buy.

Some of the testing I did on this was inspired by Clive at bigclive.com who does an absolutely obsessive number of teardowns on his YouTube channel. If you haven’t heard of him and you like that sort of this, give it a look! (Plus he has a much better accent than I do.)

And finally, as promised in the video, here are some full-size macro shots of the PCB:

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