As an essential electronic product for home use, the patch panel has always been preferred by larger brands, such as Bull and Delixi, when users choose such products. After all, the quality of the patch panel is related to the safety of electricity. In October 2016, NetEase, a famous domestic e-commerce company, announced its entry into the field of intelligent hardware, and successively launched high-tech products such as smart patch panels, portable chargers, fast charging data cables, and smart speakers. Previously, the author experienced a small square box smart patch panel of NetEase, and felt the conscience and quality of this domestic patch panel. Today, the author shares with you another 3A4U smart patch panel of NetEase.

Part 1 | Packaging and unpacking

Netease 3A4U smart plug-in board is packaged in a white paper box, and only the word "Netease" and the domain name are printed on the front. The packaging style is simple and clear.

The back of the packing box is mainly the relevant parameters of the product and the relevant information of the manufacturer. Users can learn about the introduction of all NetEase hardware products by scanning the QR code above.

The patch panel is wrapped with plastic, and the cable and plug are fixed in the square paper shell beside the patch panel to prevent mutual friction during transportation. From the packaging details, we can see the enterprise's intention to the product.

Open the package. In addition to the patch board, there are instructions and NetEase's thank you card for users.

Part 2 | Appearance and details

The overall shape of this patch board is slender, which forms a sharp contrast with the small square box of Netease. In terms of color, the ivory white integrated design is adopted, and the exquisite surface treatment method combining the upper and lower matte surface sanding with the side mirror polishing is simple and artistic. The shell is made of ABS PC flame retardant material, which is fireproof and high temperature resistant.

Three new national standards 220V combination The jack spacing is designed reasonably. Even if a wide socket or charger is used, there will be no conflict between them. It is a very considerate design.

With the popularization of intelligent electronic products at home, more and more devices are charging with USB interface, and multiple power adapters make the patch board messy. NetEase 3A4U smart junction board is equipped with four USB interfaces, reaching 2.8 level precision level current limiting. In case of short circuit and other situations, the USB port immediately stops power supply output to protect the device from damage.  

If there are children at home, it is very important to design the patch panel to prevent electric shock. Like NetEase's small square box, this patch panel has a "child safety door". The author tested it with a screwdriver. When the patch panel is inserted into a single hole, it takes a lot of effort to open it. But in normal use, the plug can be easily inserted with no effort, and the design is very humanized.

Different from the small square box, this product adds a master switch. This switch also takes on the function of overload protection, automatically and instantaneously cutting off the circuit when connecting to the overpower equipment to ensure safety.

The back of Netease patch panel is simple in design, and the relevant parameters of the product are marked on the right side. Anti slip foot pads are added at the four corners, so that the patch board can be stably placed on different desks, and can also prevent the patch board from scratching the desk.

The power cord is a three strand 0.75 square cable, which matches with the tin phosphor bronze conductor inside the patch panel. Even if high-power electrical appliances are used, there will be no potential safety hazard. The length of the power cord has reached 1.5 meters, which can meet the use needs of various daily environments in families. The intimate design of storage tape facilitates the adjustment of cable length.

The connectors at both ends of the power line are designed to prevent bending, so as to extend the service life of the patch panel. The metal part of the plug is installed with a plastic protective sleeve, which can protect the metal part from oxidation and corrosion when the patch panel is not in use.

Part 3 | Internal workmanship

The fixing screws of the patch board are very concealed, and the four anti-skid pads must be removed to be visible. The screw is a triangular tamper screw, which can only be removed with an unusual special screwdriver.

After removing 4 screws, the bottom cover is fixed with the housing through 8 clips, and can be disassembled with slight force. Inside the patch panel, there are switch and overload surge protection module, AC integrated copper bar socket module and USB charging module.

For the switch, overload surge protection module and USB module, the parts on the black circuit board are arranged neatly and reasonably, and the welding process is clear. The USB module is printed with the name of the module manufacturer ORICO.

This patch panel uses high-quality tin phosphor bronze as the most important conductive structural material inside, which is not only highly conductive, but also wear resistant. In terms of manufacturing process, the integrated molding and breakpoint free connection technology with more reliable safety is selected, and the workmanship and materials reach the industry leading level.

Part 4 | Summary

The overall design of NetEase 3A4U smart wiring board is simple and practical, and the appearance is artistic; The new national standard jack has strong adaptability, 4 USB interface intelligent detection device types, compatible with matching mass devices; The considerate child safety door design keeps the children at home away from the danger of electric shock; Conductive material one-piece forming breakpoint free connection technology highlights the industry's leading level. In terms of appearance, workmanship, functions and other aspects, the author believes that this Netease 3A4U smart patch panel is a relatively satisfactory product and worth buying.

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