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5V 2.5A power supply with EU plug for the Zebra TC22R

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5 V, 2.5 A output
100 to 240 V AC input
European plug included
Powers the TC22R terminal
Supplied on its own

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Total : €31.20 excl. VAT

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The 5V 2.5A power supply with EU plug for the Zebra TC22R turns a wall socket into a charging point for the terminal. It delivers a steady 5 V and 2.5 A from a 100 to 240 V mains supply. It is the only power supply in the catalogue meant for the terminal itself rather than for a cradle or a battery charger. It is supplied on its own, with no cable.

The supply that powers the terminal, not a cradle

Four power supplies sit in the catalogue. Two signs identify this one.

→5 V, 2.5 A output: the first thing to check, as the other three supplies deliver something else.
→Made for the terminal: it powers the Zebra TC22R directly, not a charging cradle or a battery charger.
→100 to 240 V AC input: it takes the mains voltages in common use.
→European plug: it goes straight into an installation built to French standards.
→Supplied on its own: no cable, as that is a separate catalogue reference.
→Sold singly: one supply per charging point, covered by a 1-year warranty.

A wall socket is all it takes to charge a TC22R

Charging a Zebra TC22R RFID terminal from a computer works, but it ties up a workstation and assumes one is free. In a stock room, on a dock or in a team locker area, that is not always the case.

This supply removes the dependency. Paired with the USB-A to USB-C cable, it makes a complete charging point on any wall socket, with no computer equipment nearby.

The pair fits in a drawer and moves from one room to another as needed, which also makes it the most flexible fallback in the catalogue.

100 to 240 V input and a European plug: what that means

The wide input means the unit copes with the mains voltages in common use, with no switch and no adjustment. That is what lets one reference serve sites wired differently.

The plug, however, is European. On an installation built to French standards it goes straight in. For a rollout outside that zone, a plug adapter is needed, and this reference does not include one.

The distinction is worth settling before an order covering several countries. On a stock management fleet within a single territory, it does not arise.

Four power supplies in the catalogue, four devices

The choice is not made on the terminal brand but on the device to be powered.

The device to power	The output	The reference
The Zebra TC22R terminal	5 V, 2.5 A	This power supply
The 1-slot TC22 / TC27 charging cradle	USB Power Delivery	The USB-C adapter
The 4-slot battery chargers	12 V, 4.16 A	The 12 V brick
The RFD40 charging setup	Not documented	The RFD40 brick

The other three references are here: USB-C power adapter, 12 V power brick and RFD40 power brick. The wider range sits under RFID accessories.

Building a TC22R charging point

Two references make a self-contained charging point: this supply and the USB-A to USB-C cable. Nothing else is needed, and the pair can be prepared in advance for a room, a service vehicle or a stock area.

For a post where the terminal always comes back to the same spot, the TC22R charging cradle remains more comfortable day to day. The two approaches complement each other rather than compete: the cradle at the assigned post, the supply and cable wherever you have to improvise.

Count one supply per charging point installed, not per terminal. A room where three devices take turns needs only one, provided the queue is acceptable. The rest of the range sits under RFID readers.