preface
As an indispensable part of life, the quality and performance of power strips have attracted much attention. Today, we will introduce you to a very distinctive and advantageous Huntkey Charge Station F20 power strip.
Huntkey Charge Station F20 is cute and creative with its unique cat's paw design. The wrap-around large-pitch jack design makes the plug no longer crowded, and the configuration of the six-in-one multi-function fast charging socket makes it more convenient and smooth to use. Let's follow the evaluation of the charging head network and take a look at how this power strip is different.
Unpacking the product
The appearance of Huntkey Charge Station F20 is a cat's paw design, cute and creative, different from the "brick" socket on the market, Huntkey Charge Station F20 with gray and white color scheme looks cleaner and simpler, using a high flame retardant PC material shell, home electricity is safer; At the same time, the surface of the shell is treated with fine grain frosting process, which feels smooth.
航嘉Charge Station F20正面板底部为电源开关按键，中间印有“Huntkey航嘉”品牌标识，按键下方集成防雷指示灯和通电指示灯。
The lower side of the front panel is a self-locking power switch button, and the center area is printed with a power logo and a lightning protection logo; After clicking on the power, the power supply will display a red light, the lightning protection will display green, the light will be mild and not dazzling, and the power on and off of the socket will be grasped in real time.
There are 3 USB output ports in the left area, USB-C supports PD20W, and its female rubber core is blue; The USB socket is gold-plated, which makes the current transmission more stable and has a longer service life.
The three sets of AC jacks equipped with Huntkey Charge Station F20 are designed to be versatile, which can be adapted to a variety of plugs, including standard plugs in different countries or regions, such as American, European, British, etc. In addition to the ground wire hole, there is a safety protection door in the interface, which reduces the probability of electric shock, so you don't have to worry about children plugging it by mistake, and you can use electricity more confidently.
When the total power of the electrical appliances connected to the power strip exceeds the rated power of the power strip, the reset switch will automatically disconnect the power supply to prevent overheating or even fire caused by overload.
In addition, Huntkey Charge Station F20 also comes with a large-size Velcro strap to meet the storage needs of users.
The middle area of the bottom panel is also printed with information about the relevant parameters of the socket.
型号：SZN307C；名称：延长线插座（简称航嘉Charge Station F20）；
技术参数：MAX2500W-MAX10A，100-250V~50/60Hz
单口输出:USB-输出:5V⎓3A或9V⎓2.22A或12V⎓1.67A
USB-A1/A2输出:5V⎓3A或9V⎓2A或12V⎓1.5A
双口输出：USB-A1 + USB-A2 输出：5V⎓3A（15W MAX）
USB-A1+USB-C输出：5V⎓1.5A+5V⎓1.5A（15W MAX）
USB-A2+USB-C输出：5V-1.5A+5V⎓1.5A（15W MAX）
三口输出：USB-A1 + USB-A2 + USB-C输出：
A1+A2：5V=1.5A+C：5V=1.5A（15W MAX）
Manufacturer: Shenzhen Hangjia Chiyuan Electric Co., Ltd.
Let's look at the internal structure
The socket made of high-quality copper can improve conductivity, enhance safety, extend service life, reduce power loss, improve performance stability, adapt to different environments, reduce electromagnetic interference, improve aesthetics, support environmental protection, and meet high standards of electrical safety and performance requirements.
The connection between the socket body and the exposed power cord is treated with thickened injection molding, which is durable, wear-resistant and bending-resistant.
The AC wire is thickened design, which is more durable and wear-resistant; The wire body is printed with the "TüV" certification mark, "3*0.75m㎡" and "300/500V" withstand voltage range.
The AC plug is a British three-pin flat plug, which can be used in a narrow environment in the home; At the same time, it is printed with "BS" and "ASTA" certification, and the zero line logo of ground fire.
Disassemble the black buckle, there is a built-in fuse, when an overload occurs, the fuse will be damaged first, so as to protect the safety of other electrical equipment.
The length of the AC cable is about 150cm, which can meet the length requirements of most scenarios in the home.
航嘉Charge Station F20长度约为172.03mm。
航嘉Charge Station F20高度约为139.52mm。
航嘉Charge Station F20宽度约为31.64mm。
航嘉Charge Station F20重量约为403.5g。
Usage scenarios
Huntkey Charge Station F20 has a subversive design, so how does it perform when actually used?
As for the box, it still uses the classic blue and white color scheme, with a three-dimensional appearance of the socket printed on the front, and the brand name "Huntkey" and the English name of "Charge Station F20" in the style of hot stamping blue and gold on the top.
The upper part of the back of the box is printed with a diagram of the use scenario, and the lower part is a detailed product parameter information and product barcode.
On the side of the box is printed the key points of Huntkey Charge Station F20: overload protection, surge protection, built-in USB 20W fast charging, 1.5M extension cable, and manned space technology partner.
When using Huntkey Charge Station F20 on the desktop, thanks to the wrap-around jack design and large-spacing jacks, there is plenty of space between the holes, and the plug is not crowded, so users can better manage the cable and plug in and unplug the plug, and the desktop is more concise and orderly.
Plugging in all the jacks makes it easy to plug and unplug devices without interfering with each other.
Protocol testing
This test module mainly tests the charging protocol of the USB port of the socket, and the user can match the output device according to the specific protocol; In addition, the information displayed on the same type of port is the same during the actual measurement, and only one of them is described, and will not be repeated.
使用POWER-Z KM003C 读取USB-C1端口协议，实测支持FCP、AFC、QC3+、PD3.0、Apple 2.4A等充电协议，覆盖范围较为广泛。
PDO报文方面,USB-C1端口支持 5V3A、9V2.22A、12V1.67A三组固定电压档位。
The POWER-Z KM003C is used to read the USB-A1 port protocol, and the actual test supports FCP, AFC, QC3+, Apple 2.4A and other charging protocols, which still has better device compatibility.
The POWER-Z KM003C is used to read the USB-A2 port protocol, and the measured charging protocols such as FCP, AFC, and Apple 2.4A are supported.
Charge test
Next, I will take you to take a look at the specific experience of using this socket, and the charging head network will take you to understand this product in an all-round way from the aspects of compatibility test, charging whole process test, standby power consumption test, etc.
Charging compatibility test
In the compatibility test session, you can clearly know the charging situation of each device for each device on each interface of Huntkey Charge Station F20, and the charging head network uses dozens of devices with Huntkey Charge Station F20 for testing, presenting real test data for readers.
USB-C1
将 iPhone 15 Pro 连接 航嘉Charge Station F20C口，使用 POWER-Z KM003C 测试仪读取功率为 9V 2.03A 18.37W，屏中显示成功握手PD快充协议。
Summarizing the test data into a table, let's take a look at the mobile phone part first, most mobile phones can shake hands at the 9V voltage level, and game consoles, tablets, and laptops can basically shake hands at the 12V voltage level.
Drawing a histogram, the highest charging power is the iPhone 15 Pro Max with 18.99W, which is close to the highest output power of the C-mount, and performs well, followed by the MacBook Pro16 M1 Max with 18.79W, and the lowest is the vivo X100 Pro with 11.2W.
USB-A1/A2
将 小米13 Ultra 连接 航嘉Charge Station F20 A1口，使用 POWER-Z KM003C 测试仪读取功率为 8.78V 1.52A 13.39W。
Let's take a look at the compatibility performance of the A port, and also summarize the test data into a table, except for the iPhone 15 Pro Max handshake 5V voltage, the rest of the mobile phones shake 9V voltage, and the current fluctuates at 1-2A.
Drawing a histogram, the Oppo Find X7 Ultra has the highest charging power at 16.73W, followed by the iQOO 12 Pro with 16.73W, and most models can charge 11-15W.
Multi-port simultaneous output test
Huntkey Charge Station F20 is equipped with 1C2A three USB interfaces, with a maximum output power of 20W.
When the dual A ports output at the same time, the output power of the A1 port is 6.25W, and the output power of the A2 port is 7.99W.
When the three ports output at the same time, from left to right: 2.84W, 5.92W, and 4.94W.
Charging is tested throughout the process
The maximum output power of Huntkey Charge Station F20 is 20W, and the iPhone 15 Pro was selected as the test object for the charging head network in terms of test equipment, and the Huntkey Charge Station F20 and iPhone 15 Pro were placed in a 25°C incubator and turned on the power supply, and the test results are as follows.
After the power is turned on, the handshake voltage is 9V, and the power is stable at about 19W in the first 12 minutes; Then the power drops to around 15W and continues to charge until the 27th minute; Then the power decreases in a "step"; In the 51st minute, the handshake is 5V voltage, and the power is about 6W until the 1st hour 04 minutes; It then enters trickle charging until it is fully charged, and the whole charging process takes about 1 hour and 49 minutes.
Drawing a line chart, it can be seen that it takes 26 minutes for Huntkey Charge Station F20 to charge iPhone 15 Pro to 50%, 55 minutes to charge to 80%, and 1 hour and 49 minutes to charge to 100%.
No-load power consumption test
Whether the charger will waste electricity when it is not in use when it is plugged into the socket, and how much power will be lost, is a question in the minds of many readers, and the standby power consumption link is to answer this question. Plug the charger into the socket of the Betsge power meter and read the data on the power meter, the test result is as follows.
After the power meter test, the no-load power consumption of the charger at 220V 50Hz voltage is 0.2W, which translates to about 1.75KW·h of power loss in one year, and if the market price is 0.6 yuan / KW··h, the electricity cost of the charger is about 1.05 yuan a year.
The no-load power consumption at 110V 60Hz voltage is 0.066W, which translates to about 0.58KW·h of power loss in one year, and if the market price is 0.6 yuan / KW··h, the electricity cost of the charger for a year is about 0.35 yuan.
brief summary
After the above no-load power consumption test, Huntkey Charge Station F20 is not used when plugged into the socket in the 220V 50Hz voltage environment, and the electricity cost is about 1.05 yuan in a year, and the electricity cost is about 0.6 yuan in a year when plugged into the socket in the 110V 60Hz voltage environment. If the USB port is not used for a long time, it is recommended to turn off the power.
Conversion efficiency test
A charger is essentially a conversion device, and there is a loss in the process, which is emitted in the form of heat; The charger tends to draw more power from the socket than the charger labels; Huntkey Charge Station F20 was tested for conversion efficiency under the condition of 220V 50Hz and 110V 60Hz AC input, and the test results are shown in the figure below.
Let's take a look at the conversion efficiency under 220V 50Hz voltage, the overall conversion efficiency is between 84.65-88.32%; Among them, the highest conversion efficiency is the 12V1.67A level, and the conversion efficiency reaches 88.32%; The lowest conversion efficiency is the 5V3A level, with a conversion efficiency of 84.65%.
Let's take a look at the conversion efficiency under 110V 60Hz voltage, the overall conversion efficiency is between 84.08-87.55%; Among them, the highest conversion efficiency is the 12V1.67A gear, with a conversion efficiency of 87.55%; The lowest conversion efficiency is the 5V3A range, with a conversion efficiency of 84.08%.
On the whole, the conversion efficiency of Huntkey Charge Station F20 under two types of voltages is at the mainstream level among similar chargers, and its performance is good.
Ripple test
Due to the switching power supply used in the charger, the secondary output of the transformer is not direct current, and the output needs to be rectified and capacitively filtered, that is, there will be ripple in the output of the charger; The charging head network uses an oscilloscope to test the ripple value of the charger's output, and compares it with the industry standard to detect the output quality of the charger. The lower the ripple, the higher the output quality of the charger.
First of all, look at the no-load ripple at 220V 50Hz voltage, the highest ripple peak is 5V0A, and the ripple peak is 30mVp-p; The lowest ripple peak is 12V0A, and the ripple peak is 24mVp-p.
Let's take a look at the no-load ripple at 110V 60Hz, the highest ripple peak is in the 9V0A range, and the ripple peak is 26mVp-p; The lowest ripple peak is 12V0A, and the ripple peak is 20mVp-p.
First of all, let's take a look at the on-load ripple performance at 220V 50Hz, the highest ripple peak is 9V2.22A gear, the ripple peak is 58mVp-p, and the lowest ripple peak is 12V1.67A, and the ripple peak is 44mVp-p.
Let's take a look at the on-load ripple performance at 110V 60Hz, the highest ripple peak is 9V2.22A with a ripple peak of 68mVp-p, and the lowest ripple peak is 5V3A with a ripple peak of 54mVp-p.
brief summary
YD/T 1591-2009 communication industry standard charger ripple requirement is not higher than 200mVp-p, Huntkey Charge Station F20 at 220V 50Hz, the output power ripple peak value is not higher than 68mVp-p, the overall performance is good.
Temperature test
The charger is a conversion device, and there will be loss during the charging process, which will be dissipated in the form of heat, so the charger will heat up. Huntkey Charge Station F20 integrates USB-C port and supports up to 20W output, placing the charger in a 25°C incubator to collect the temperature on the surface of the charger after one hour of 12V1.67A load.
Let's take a look at how the USB output temperature behaves at 220V 50Hz.
After an hour, the maximum temperature of the strip surface photographed with the thermal imager was 47.2°C, and the heat distribution was uniform, and it was warm to the touch of the hand, and the temperature control performance was good.
Summary of the charging head network
The new design language of Huntkey Charge Station F20 integrates the cat's paw design with the wrap-around large-pitch jack design, so that the plug is no longer crowded. The configuration of the six-in-one multi-function fast charging socket integrates the practicality and aesthetics of the desktop, perfectly solves the problem of unplugging and unplugging the desktop at the same time, and comes with Velcro to refuse the messy wire.
In terms of performance, the USB-C port output supports up to 20W fast charging, the measured ripple peak value is not higher than 68mVp-p, the efficiency is 88.32%, and the charging power of the iPhone 15 Pro can reach 18.37W, charging to 80% in 55 minutes, and charging to 100% in only 1 hour and 49 minutes. The experience is not much different from Apple's original 20W charger; The USB-A port can also have 16W output for OV series mobile phones, in addition to smart devices such as mobile phones, headphones, watches, etc., it can also supply power to desktop low-power objects such as desk lamps and alarm clocks at the same time.
On the whole, Huntkey Charge Station F20 is one of the few cute and practical power strips on the market, with built-in dual indicators in terms of safety, including over-voltage protection, over-current protection, overload protection, short-circuit protection, under-voltage protection, surge protection, and over-temperature protection. It is equipped with three sets of AC sockets and three USB ports, which can basically meet the user's access needs, which is convenient for users to plug and unplug at the same time, and it is easier to manage cables and create their own desktop aesthetics. If you need a power strip that has both beauty and strength, then this is undoubtedly one of your choices.