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HOW TO - Centre console USB port!

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NathED30:
I haven't used it for a long period of time yet but it seems to charge up just the same as my usual in-car charger did! And no it's not connected to the stereo, I think you can connect to stereo but I already have an MDI so no need!


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NathED30:


--- Quote from: Jaywoo-GTI on December 08, 2014, 10:02:38 am ---You can even buy one with a bare cable 5v output rather than a USB if you are brave enough to chop the cable from the VW USB socket

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I don't think I'd be brave enough it took about 4 weeks to come so I wouldn't wanna wait for another if I messed it up!


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ed30sam123:
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?

NathED30:
I don't see any reason why that wouldn't work but this was just an easier method for me to do as it would save me splicing into other circuits and soldering  etc. this was really quick to put in and can be removed just as fast if wanted to. So for ease I used the option I did


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Golf_GT_TDI:

--- 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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