Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 09:24:19 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Blog Post: Rear USB Charger Install
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Hey, I just posted the stuff I think you used.
I made an aluminum plate, 1/8" thick and dimensioned to cover both the stock 120v receptacle holes. Single countersunk machine screw in middle of plate holds the plate in place.
But I can see adding those USB outlets and voltmeters (why not?) in other spots.
Abel's placement of outlet back on overhead cupboard is an excellent spot, I'm copying that too.
Alistair
> On Jul 20, 2015, at 9:19 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Alistair, Felder Industries has ordered and receive a shipment of three of the Banggood combination USB outlets and digital voltage display. I installed the dual USB outlet in place of my Eberspacher diesel heater knob (that never had a heater, ever) toward the passenger side of the dash yesterday. I didn't put the voltage indicator in, as I didn't want to drill another hole in the dash and the the tiny readout is too far away to be easily seen by the driver anyway.
>
> Stay tuned for important developments! Early this morning I started making a blanking plate to go in place of the tip out ashtray by the rear seat near the door. This will allow one of the combination units to me mounted there in the original ashtray housing, and will serve passengers and campers in the lower bed.
>
> The third unit will probably become a spare, because, well because Banggood stuff is cheap and the other two couldn't last forever. But there is the possibility it will somehow be configured to serve the upper bunk while camping and the drivers seat or middle seat while underway.
>
> Let's all remember when drilling holes and such that USB will go the way of SCSI and VGA connectors one of these days.
>
> Jim
>
>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 9:56 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Rocky,
>>
>> I'm not looking for that exactly. I removed the stock outlet and breaker and replaced with a panel that covers both holes. So I'm planning on buying some panel mount USB outlets and probably also same form voltmeter to go there.
>>
>> The Chinese gizmo sites dealextreme and banggood both have what I'm looking for. They also have ac outlets with USB plugs but I think all the ones I have seen are 220v outlets.
>> Alistair
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>>
>> > On Jul 20, 2015, at 7:32 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Alistair,
>> >
>> > If you find an off-the-shelf duplex AC outlet > dual USB charger conversion device, pls to advise. I like the idea.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> > Bend, Ore.
>> >
>> >> On 07/17/2015 12:59 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>> >> Nice one Abel.
>> >>
>> >> I'm wanting to put in a couple of USB outlets in the place where the 120V outlets and circuit breaker were. I have that blanked off now with a panel. I'm just so slow in getting things done.
>> >>
>> >> Alistair
>> >>
>> >>
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