XY-PDS100 PD Charging Module Teardown and Review

The XY PDS 100 is a low cost step down charging module that supports a vast range of charging protocols. It supports up to around 30V input, however the input voltage must be higher than the output voltage. The module supports a maximum of 100W output on the type C port, and a maximum of 36W on the type A port.

The enclosure is built out of extruded aluminum which can easily be disassembled for repair or modification - like this one which has an XT60 connector instead of the 5.5*2.5mm DC jack.

Due to the wide range of input voltages, this module has many different applications based on the desired functionality, for example charging a laptop over power delivery using a custom built portable battery pack -which has 77Wh of storage capacity and should charge a laptop 1 and a half times, or a modern smartphone around 5 times.

The PCB overall appears to be well designed and assembled, although some of my ports were not soldered on perfectly straight.

For less than $15 delivered it represents great value as long the desired output voltage is less than the input voltage.

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