[C320-list] Extra USB charger

[Christian]

Apologies, forgot to mention. To my panel.

On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 2:36 AM Rob Buitendijk <robbuitendijk at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
>