AJJJR Posted Thursday at 10:53 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:53 PM Hi --I have purchased a USB LED light that come as part of a circuit that has a motion detector and a USB plug for power. I need to power this so it will be portable and thought a USB power supply would be the perfect thing. Problem is that when plugged in to a portable USB Power Supply and after it has turned the light on, set itself up and then turned the light off--to indicate it is motion detector mode--the power supply stops supplying power. I have tried two different power supplies and have identical results. I am assuming that the motion detector draws so little that the power supply thinks it's a charged battery and turns off. Can anyone suggest a way to disable power supply mode or even a different method to obtain power. My knowledge of electronics is very out of date so I apologize if I sound like an idiot to you people. --Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryA Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago There are two types of USB power suppliers; the USB power supply and the USB power supply charger. It appears you are using the charger. Consider using a USB hub connected to the charger then connect your led/motion detector plus a simple LED device. The LED device would have a constant drain to keep the charger active? see for example(18ma). https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RR3FQWF/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?pd_rd_i=B07RR3FQWF&pd_rd_w=945qJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.0d1092dc-81bb-493f-8769-d5c802257e94&pf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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