HOW TO INSTALL A 12V USB Outlet Dual Quick Charge & USB C PD with Power Switch
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2023
- How to fit additional USB sockets in your campervan. I installed 2 additional Dual USB A Quick Charge as well as USB C PD sockets to help keep all my gadgets charged up.
Connected via a Solid State Relay to ensure the existing campervan electrics don’t get overloaded for safety and longevity.
The wiring diagram from the video - the relevant one is "Additional USB Sockets Wiring Diagram (August 2023)" - find it at:
www.leisurebit.co.uk/Home/Sup...
More information on the parts I used for this project:
USB Sockets:
GemCoo Car Charger 60W Dual QC3.0 Port & PD Charger Socket Power Waterproof 12V USB Car Socket with Touch Switch Fast Charge Adapter for Car Boat Marine RV
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09CYH6WB...
Cable:
Automotive Round Twin 2 Core Cable 12v 24v Thin Wall Wire (25 AMP Rated 2mm²) 10/30/100 Metre (30M Roll) Also available as 10m coil.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B12T26C...
CBE Blank (Shop around for best deal - most of the caravan dealers stock these - I paid £1.99 from a local dealer)
www.amazon.co.uk/Blanking-Cam...
CBE Outer (shop around for best deal):
www.amazon.co.uk/CBE-OUTER-GR...
Solid State Relay (SSR40DD):
www.amazon.co.uk/Akozon-5-220...
HUAREW Electrical Wire Crimp Terminal Connector 2.8/4.8/6.3mm Adapter Insulation Sleeve Kit for Automotive Audio Speaker Cable Male and Female Wiring Rings (3 Values 375 Pcs)
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B098PZQ58...
Everything I purchased is a personal purchase and not sponsored in any way.
If you decide to do this yourself, this video is just a guide on how I have gone about it to suit my specific purposes and may not be the best way of going about it. Any mods you undertake you need to personally assess the risk before going ahead and whether it’s needed or right for you.
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Let me know any thoughts / comments or suggestions 👍
David, how do you get the panel off above the door? I would quite like to also put some insulation in there. Thanks Simon
Neat job David. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you - appreciated - all the very best, David 👍
Interesting vlog David, thanks for sharing. I admire anyone with confidence and bottle and who just cracks on with drilling and wiring etc like it's nothing! 😂. Great to watch. Cheers, Mo 😊👍
Thanks Mo, it took a bit of planning especially on where to drill the holes - I always double check things now as have had it before where skipping that results in a load of hassle 😀
Have a lovely bank holiday weekend and thanks again,
All the best, David 👍
Thank you for sharing. Great job, neat and well explained. H
Thanks for watching - appreciated. All the best, David 👍
Nicely done David. Very thorough. 🙏🚐😎
Thank you - appreciated - coming in handy and getting used which is the ultimate test 😀
@@LeisureBit I’m about to release a similar vlog but it’s nowhere near as comprehensive as your. Nicely done mate. 🙏😂🚐
Great video David and a great neat job Thanks for sharing Have a great weekend
Thank you - have a great weekend too - all the best, David 👍
A great and neat addition to the van David 👍
Thanks Tim, appreciated. Coming in handy too 😀
Have a lovely weekend, all the very best, David & Rachel ❤️
Well done David a great tech video as ever and will be a great addition to the van to make life easier on the road looks a neat installation and look forward to seeing your future plans for these hope you are all well Daniel
Thanks Daniel, it’s certainly coming in handy so far as well. Hope you’re having a great bank holiday weekend.
All the best, David 👍
ery neat instalation we have one at back the same with usb c have a great bankholiday all the best donny
Thank you very much for the comment. They are very handy. Have a lovely bank holiday also - all the very best, David 👍
Thank you for nice informative video. Does the solid state relay run hot? I don’t have any experience with dc to dc ones but used ac to dc ones at work and even at low currents they were extremely hot and had to be mounted on heat sinks.
When I’ve checked and when there was a reasonable load they run warm but not too hot to touch I’ve found - I’m only using at less than half of the rated current though and at full rating would imagine they may run hotter and need some form of heat sink.
I will do some extra checks as only checked a few times to make sure they weren’t running hot.
All the best, David 👍
Hi David. Did you test the USB sockets prior to drilling the holes in the van? Or only once you'd made the 30mm holes in the wall 😂
Hi Chris, Great question - I did quickly check they powered up and have been using one for a year or so now (not these ones but same type lower down in the van) - also tested the cable but both of which easy to sort. fortunately all worked ok and the 30mm hole is a fairly standard size. 😀
Thanks for the comment, have a great bank holiday weekend, David 🙌
Smart job David, one I won't be doing as we take little tech away with us so hopefully can manage with the 2 standard charges and ours is now a fixed bed. Hope you and Rachel have a great weekend and dodge the weather, did you get your roof leak sorted? Cheers K.
Thank you - fair enough no point if you wouldn’t need it. Leak not sorted yet but even with really bad rain it’s not been too bad all be it still an issue of course (you’ve reminded me as I got side tracked investigating what the issue is to sort it)
Had a spell of rain today but fortunately a short one / hope you have a good weekend and the weather is kind.
All the best, David & Rachel 👍
Hi David. This is great. It mostly seems doable for someone like myself who is pretty ignorant about electrics. But at the bit where you say you connect the relay to a source that indicates when the van electrics are on, how would one go about finding and connecting to such a connection?
Hi, thanks for the comment and a great question - there are a couple of ways of doing it, the easiest it to find an existing ‘thing’ which comes on when the van power is on such as a spot light fitting (which lots of folks just connect to anyway) - what type of van is it?
Hope that makes sense, all the best, David 👍
@@LeisureBit thanks David. It's a Hobby Vantana K65es. So the spot light will have a positive and negative connection. Are you running a wire from the positive side to the relay input? Sorry if this question displays an appalling ignorance of wiring and electricity!
@@jonesieboy yes that’s right, from the positive (just check when you switch the van power off the spotlight goes off), if a mechanical really to the coil and if solid state to the input and then that switches the USB on without overloading the original van wiring. Hope that helps 👍
@@LeisureBitbrilliant thanks David. I get it now.
Hi, can you provide some more detail / information on the "campervan" connection to the relay please? Is this just a power on signal when the van power is on?
Hello, yes that’s right it’s simply a signal when the campervan power is on and the relay is preventing too much.power going through the original electrics which weren’t designed for it.
Hope that makes sense, all the best, David 👍
Thanks David. So could I take a live feed from any nearby 12v circuit that is switched on when the van electrics are turned on, e.g a nearby cigarette lighter type socket?
Yes thats right - i just took a handy one from the PDU as shortest run to it - but thats exactly it. All the best, David
Great, thanks!!
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