Originally Posted by
moondog
Whatever we choose to call these things (can we try to settle on a nice term?)....
"bricks"?
Originally Posted by
moondog
I'm curious to hear about how you guys triage/retain/pitch and categorize/label them. Unlike cables, I'm hard pressed to think of obvious --no special equipment required-- screening methods. And, while some of them are branding with labels that I recognize, I don't know whether there are strong brand/quality correlations for this type of stuff. Of course, they also all have various numerical specs printed on them; I suppose this is the most concrete differentiator I have to go with?
I keep old bricks (and cords) in a bin in the basement. Every now and again, someone in the household will need one for a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP8266 project or something else that needs a legacy brick and cord. Most of them are already labeled as to what voltage/amperage they can provide. All of the ones I've taken time to test, have tested fine...but I do find that the major brands tend to fail less often (admittedly my "research" is 100% anecdotal).