So I was thinking of adding USBC PD to my ender 3v2 for a off grid setup. Is it possible or have I gone mad with USBC? I know it’s possible with my old monoprice select mini because of its low power requirements.
A cursory google search (minimum effort, might be wrong) indicates the Ender 3 v2 requires 350 watts. PD only hits 240W absolute maximum. Some anecdotal data from Reddit indicates you could maybe get away with 240 with a few adaptations but that’s designing for limits, and there is zero wiggle room.
Also the supply to power a 240W PD device would be stupidly expensive since that target is definitely not in widespread use. In fact, they don’t really seem to even exist yet.
PD is not the solution here!
More on PD supply wattages / voltages: https://www.usb.org/usb-charger-pd
Anecdotal power usage data (reddit, sorry!): https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/jpozar/ender_3_v2_power_usage/
