[C320-list] Extra USB charger

[John Meyers]

I have 3 of these (double) outlets on my boat and one more to add. One is
on my pedestal pod which I put on the autopilot circuit. Another is on the
board hooked up to onto the cigarette lighter wires. The third is in the
aft cabin attached to the cabin lights. The fourth will be in the V berth
attached to the cabin light wires. Of course, those circuits need to be
switched on but I am using them most of the time anyway. What helps me is
that all my cabin lights have switches on each individual light.

In each case I used those in-line (Ginsco) connectors which are very easy
to use because you don't need to cut the existing wire or strip the end of
the new wire.

John Meyers
Wind Chime
#406
Muskegon, MI



On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 6:30 AM, Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:

> Rob
>
> The previous owner of my boat installed a supplementary switch panel when
> he added radar and a few other items so these could easily be switched on
> and off and each circuit has it’s own fuse.
> There was a spare switch so i used that to power the USB charging unit.
> Fusing is essential as any unfused positive wire from the battery is a
> potential for a short circuit (and thus fire) if it accidentally touches
> any grounded point or vice versa.
> Graeme
> #366, 1996, UK
>
>
> > On 7 Aug 2018, at 10:32, Rob Buitendijk <robbuitendijk at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi there!
> >
> > We want to add an extra USB charger for our iPhones en iPads.
> > My question is how connect the charger to one of the batteries: directly
> to
> > one of the batteries with a 10A fuse, or via the switch board e.g. using
> > the wires for the 12V outlet ?
> > Anyone with experience or advise for this question?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Rob Buitendijk
> > The Netherlands
> > 2003 Catalina 320 #949
>
>