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HOW TO - Centre console USB port!

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ed30sam123:

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--- Quote from: ed30sam123 on December 09, 2014, 08:52:58 pm ---Correct me if i'm wrong, and please point out why this would be a bad idea but surely to get power to the USB there is just going to be a positive and a negative? so could you not just chop it up, get a multimeter on it and find out which is which and splice it straight into the back of the 12v supply in the ashtray(solder it in)? Then it would use the fuse on that if it was ever to short out?

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Sure you could do that but I'd be inclined to run a 3amp fuse inline to be safe as the 12v socket has a 20amp fuse?

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Thanks for the info, I'll probably do that then. I've had plenty of experience when it comes to chopping wires in cars haha! Ill give it a god after Christmas and post up some pics :)

NathED30:
Yeah let us know how you get on mate! :happy2:


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