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01-05-2013, 02:00 AM

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Nice. Btw, a cheap simple way of doing this is buying a "compact" cigarette lighter USB charger and take it apart. Then just solder your leads on and find a place to cut/mount it. You could toss a relay in to make it come on with ignition. Or just on a switch.

Thanks it reminded me of the one I bought a the dollar tree for a $1 so I popped it apart and just added a inline buss fuse holder I had

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01-13-2015, 05:54 PM

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Here is what I used:

http://www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotS...Fc0-MgodUHoAFw

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01-20-2015, 08:30 AM

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Hmmm.. Interesting. Using the 7805 you will be providing a solid 1000mA to the ports. Those Chinese chargers at best output 500mA and probably waaaay less. USB standard is 500mA but some of my cheapo eBay chargers seem to take way too long to charge my stuff.

... Digging through my electronics crap looking for spare 7805s...

Awesome idea!

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01-20-2015, 07:32 PM

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I was thinking about putting this in my dash. Any thoughts about this set up? Positive or negative.

http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00MODXVO...=IHTOH127ZFUW2

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01-20-2015, 08:18 PM

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What is suppose to be in that area? I always wondered.

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01-22-2015, 07:40 AM

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What is suppose to be in that area? I always wondered.

Digital clock.

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01-22-2015, 08:05 AM

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Digital clock.

Yea I read about it after I posted that. I also read it used to be a fluid reader?

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I was thinking about putting this in my dash. Any thoughts about this set up? Positive or negative.

http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00MODXVO...=IHTOH127ZFUW2

I’d like to see this installed with a how to