Fitting a USB Charging Point to the Caravan

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 29

  • @robswiseways5697
    @robswiseways5697 7 месяцев назад +2

    Hi Phil, I like a neat finish and that’s what you’ve achieved 👍. Swift’s usb sockets are wired to the 12v socket circuit which is exactly what you have done 👍. Agree the hardest part is fishing wires through awkward spaces but it’s worth it to get it right. Cheers Rob 😀

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks Rob I consider this as a great compliment. Thanks Phil👍🙂

  • @noormancrabb6428
    @noormancrabb6428 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks for another interesting practical video. Always worth looking out for your videos on a Sunday morning.

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  7 месяцев назад +1

      So nice of you to say Noorman. We have plenty more to come. Thanks Phil👍🙂

  • @colinrimmer789
    @colinrimmer789 7 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely tidy job Phil. 👍

  • @pauljacques5140
    @pauljacques5140 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hi mate, this helped a lot! Thank you

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  6 месяцев назад

      Hi Paul. You are more than welcome. Many Thanks Phil👍🙂

  • @robhayes6121
    @robhayes6121 7 месяцев назад +1

    If you had looked on RUclips a chap, fitted one from a 12 v spare wire at the rear of the boiler an power input, as I fitted the same a few years ago.

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  7 месяцев назад

      Hi Rob. Thanks for this. I do have a spare but that is for another project later this year. Many Thanks Phil👍🙂

  • @steveblack728
    @steveblack728 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Phil, good neat job, however any additions should have a separate fuse , I know the circuit you’ve tapped in to is probably fused but better to be safe 😊

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  7 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Steve. Good point I might put one in when I get home. Thanks Phil 👍🙂

  • @jonnoble4486
    @jonnoble4486 3 месяца назад +1

    Id have put one at both blanking plates at the same time. His and hers usbs 😂😂

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  3 месяца назад +1

      Hi Jon I thought about but she hardly uses her phone. I just put one on my side of the van. Do you have your own side of the lounge in the Van? Cheers Phil🙂👍

    • @jonnoble4486
      @jonnoble4486 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@lostweekendscaravan yes as one side is better for my bad knee. Waiting for a new one 😊

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  3 месяца назад +1

      Ah. You are at the waiting Op Stage, I am no where near this stage yet but it will not be long. Thanks and hope you get sorted soon. Thanks Phil🙂👍

    • @jonnoble4486
      @jonnoble4486 3 месяца назад +1

      @@lostweekendscaravan 15 months to get in the list. Then anything up to a year to get it done. Good job painkillers work 😜

  • @cyborg7116
    @cyborg7116 7 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing job. I'm not sure I'll attempt it on mine (Alpine 2) as it's clearly quite a lot of work. I have an additional Berber socket to go in, but that should be pretty much a plug and play affair. While I do love Swifts, it does annoy me how penny-pinching some of the build was. If only they had put in the infrastructure behind the blanking plate.

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  7 месяцев назад

      Hello. Yes it is a bit of a faff. I hope your project is easier than mine. Ah yes I recall VW putting the same loom into their cars back in the day. It would be nice to the wires already there. Thanks Phil👍🙂

  • @PaulEnt1
    @PaulEnt1 7 месяцев назад +1

    That’s a lot of work phil 😮. Any excuse to get out of the house 😂😂😂

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  7 месяцев назад

      Hi. Yes its nice to get some me time😂. Thanks Phil👍🙂

  • @philippaul4057
    @philippaul4057 7 месяцев назад +1

    I did this last year but I had a 12volt wires under were I removed the chest yellow and white I’m surprised you don’t have that ? Mine is an Eccles sport

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  7 месяцев назад

      Hi Philip. I believe they are there but were buried in trunking which was a mare to get to. I spent ages trying to trace wires. As Rob pointed out the is a spare close to the boiler but this is needed for another up coming project. Many Thanks Phil👍🙂

  • @lindakirk698
    @lindakirk698 7 месяцев назад +1

    We just have a good supply of plug in USB ports.

  • @HowardB54
    @HowardB54 7 месяцев назад +2

    Wouldn’t it have been easier to fit another mains socket in the blank, wired to the existing adjacent socket and just plug a phone charger in when you need it ?👍🏻

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  7 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Howard. Good question, I have used phone chargers in the past. However my Macbook charge plug is bulky and gets in the way when closing the blinds. I want a more sleeker finish as well. This usb socket fits flush, I was also concerned that I may overload the 230 volt circuit. I hope this makes sense. Thanks Phil👍🙂

    • @HowardB54
      @HowardB54 7 месяцев назад +1

      Good point Phil 👍🏻 📞 💻 👍🏻

    • @steveblack728
      @steveblack728 7 месяцев назад

      Is 2.1a high enough for your MacBook ?

    • @lostweekendscaravan
      @lostweekendscaravan  7 месяцев назад

      @@steveblack728 Hi Steve I am away at present it charges but takes a little bit longer. Cheers Phil 👍🙂