[C320-list] Extra USB charger

[Rob Buitendijk]

Christian, did you connect this panel directly to a battery?

Regards Rob

Op di 7 aug. 2018 om 16:18 schreef Christian <ccaper at gmail.com>:

> Last winter, I installed a Blue Sea Below Deck panel.
>
>
> https://www.bluesea.com/products/4355/BelowDeck_Panel_-_15A_Circuit_Breaker_12V_Socket_2x_2.1A_Dual_USB_Chargers
>
> I went with their empty panel, and chose my own outlets, 2 4.8 amp USB, 1
> 12V.  I mainly upgraded to the 4.8 USB has I'd read reviews that  the 2.4
> model could cause radio interference, but reports that the 4.8 model
> didn't.  So far I've been happy with it.
>
> If you'd like to see pics of my install:
> https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg6P4H1DqSK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
>
> One thing to note about many (if not most) of the USB chargers (including
> the Blue Sea one I bought).  Due to cell phone manufacturers not following
> the USB standard, most of the chargers are set up to charge both Android
> and iPhones.  What does mean?  For android phones (and some samsung
> tablets), if you don't short out the data pins on the cable, you won't get
> full charge.  Easiest solution is to buy charge only cables that have the
> data pins shorted.  I bought these on Amazon:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RQ5AZL6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>
> Christian Caperton
> 1994 C320 "Canuck" #138
> Monroe Harbor, Chicago, IL
>