[C320-list] 12 volt receptacle

[Jason Alexander]

This is kind of a crazy idea but it's something I did one my Catalina
28.     After running the power and sensor wires for the ST60
Wind/Depth/Speed and Autopilot I didn't have enough room to run
additional wires for a 12 volt line.   Because I had put in extra
large wire for the autopilot I spliced into that line and on the
bottom of my nav pod I drilled a hole for  1/2 inch mono headphone
jack.   I installed that jack and wired it to the 12 volt line.  Once
it was installed I made an adapter from a 1/2 inch headphone jack to a
12 volt socket.   So when I wanted to run my 12 volt GPS I could just
plug this in.

When I didn't want the socket I just pulled the plug.

Jason




On Feb 17, 2008 1:37 PM, Kurt R. Budelmann, M.D. <krbmd77 at charter.net> wrote:
> How difficult is it to install a 12 volt receptacle at the helm in the engine control pod and how does one do it?
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> Kurt Budelmann
> Everwind, Catalina 320 #1035
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