I am firmly in the “can’t have enough USB charging sockets” camp. As previously noted (here), I’ve added several throughout my Newmar Dutch Star.
The other day, I was sitting staring at the “solar charging light” on my dash. This light is originally connected to the tiny little solar panel on the roof that barely provides enough juice to keep topped off batteries topped off. In my RV, it does nothing at all.
However; the hole in the dash in which it was mounted had some value!
I could pull out the silly light and put in another USB charging socket! Now this would be really great for keeping the phone charged AND nearby during those long cross-country drives.
The new USB socket fit precisely in the existing hole. For power, I tapped into the positive and ground wires feeding the two cigarette style 12 volt sockets that are on the bottom section of the center dash panel – not shown in the photos. Installation probably took all of 30 minutes and it looks like it belongs there.
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