USB charger

[cosmicsheep]

Has anyone ever fitted USB charging sockets to their camper? I'm looking at something a bit more flush mounted than the usual cig socket to usb converters.
Is it just a case of wiring it straight to a 12v source?

thanks.
Cosmic

[Mickyfin]

There are a few available on the bay of fleas, and most UK sellers are simply selling China purchased items as 10 x the cost, so if I were you I would buy from the source, heres a link to one example...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-Port- ... 484236ed8d" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Or heres a flush cigar lighter type..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Griffin-Power ... 336aef60ed" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ghost123uk]

Has anyone ever fitted USB charging sockets to their camper?
Is it just a case of wiring it straight to a 12v source?

USB chargers have a carefully regulated 5 Volts output.
They have a voltage regulator chip inside that reduces 12 Volts down to 5 Volts.
I only mention this just in case you were to try and connect up a standard usb socket to 12 Volts ( would equal a bang and smoke from whatever you plugged into it )

[cosmicsheep]

I like that first one.... that could be flush mounted in the rear and connected to my leisure battery to give multiple charging options.

thanks alot

[CovKid]

I've done this and they both connect directly to the leisure. One on the dash and one in the back.

[Timwhy]

Not so much as flush mounted, but the inverter that I have behind my drivers' seat has a USB outlet.


My stereo also has one.


I also have one of the dual USB plugs that goes into the cig socket, I find that I use this more as it's portable and easily moved from socket to socket around the Westy.