I’m just bought an Airgradient air quality sensor (actually two, an indoor and an outdoor).

I want to mount the outdoor one but it needs a USB-C power supply. I can run a cable but power isn’t exactly close. Do I somehow find a 10m USB-C cable and run it through the roof to the sensor that I mount on the side of the house? What’s a normal way of getting USB-C power to an area far away from the closest power point?

  • Dave@lemmy.nzOPEnglish
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    2 days ago

    You can buy long USB C cables, just wondering if that’s a good option. Someone else mentioned quite a drop in power delivery with a long cable so I’m thinking POE with a USB adapter might be the best option.

    • KaninchenSpeed@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Voltage drop probably isn’t a problem here, because your sensor draws verry little power. If you can get POE for cheap then thats a better option.