CQ-18T - small LED light using USB A port?

CQ CQ General Discussions
1

Good day,

I am wondering if it is possible to plug in a small gooseneck LED light to the USB A port on the CQ-18T? How much power is available at this port? And any recommendations for such a device if this will work?

Thank you in advance!

2

Hi bongo!

Yes - this works fine. The port only delivers USB 2 spec maximum current, so 500mA - anything up to that will work OK. We wouldn’t recommend putting anything in there that can draw more than 500mA.

2 Likes
3

Thanks @MarkF for the quick reply!

4

I’m interested in this too. I see a whole bunch of them on Amazon. Has anyone bought one, and if so, which one and did it work well?

5

I was considering buying/trying one of these phantom powered XLR lights:

https://www.gear4music.com/us/en/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/XLR-Lamp-For-Mixing-Desks-by-Gear4music/1OL0?_gl=1bqfu2m_upMQ.._gaMzY5MTA0NTc0LjE3NTY5NTc4NDY._ga_2H8HL0FNRM*czE3NTY5NTc4NDUkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTY5NTc4NDUkajYwJGwwJGgw

Only buzzkill is the DHL shipping charges to the US - costs more than the light.

6

Never mind. Only saw the Dollar sign on the page. Didn’t realise it was Australian Dollars.

7

It would be interesting to know if and to what extent such a light is actually usable.
While USB 2 provides approximately 2.5 W, phantom power could theoretically only achieve up to 0.5 W (which at least the excluded X32 cannot achieve).
It would be great if you could tell us whether such a light could still achieve sufficient brightness for the intended purpose.

8

I ended up getting this one, and it works great plugged into the USB port:

9

Hi Guys , im using this one already for 2 years , i will say that was made for it

1 Like