I recently bought a portable label printer with a USB port that allows you to charge the internal battery. It comes with a USB-A to Micro-USB cable, but no charging plug. A sticker next to the charging port says "Warning! Do not use adapter with voltage over 5V!"
Thing is, are there any USB chargers that give out more than 5V, and in what situation would that be used? Just to be on the safe side I used a multimeter to measure my chargers - one is giving out 5.11V, the other is giving out 4.9V. The warning sticker suggests the printer doesn't have any overvoltage protection circuit, which could be a nasty surprise for someone...
Thing is, are there any USB chargers that give out more than 5V, and in what situation would that be used? Just to be on the safe side I used a multimeter to measure my chargers - one is giving out 5.11V, the other is giving out 4.9V. The warning sticker suggests the printer doesn't have any overvoltage protection circuit, which could be a nasty surprise for someone...
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