cmorrow
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I have an OzTrail trailer tent that is part of a Turtleback Adventure trailer. I’d like to add some USB ports inside the tent for charging. There are some small zips at the end corner of the tent that would allow easy access to running a wire from the tongue box electronics into the tent.
Inside the tongue box I have a Blue Sea fuse block, and a relatively cheap modified sine inverter with USB ports. Running USB charging off of the inverter works, but I’d prefer to not need the inverter in the loop and powered on.
I was originally going to install a Blue Sea Below Deck panel with a few ports and switch into the plywood bed platform but I think they will be too covered up by the mattress.
I am considering running a pair of wires from my fuse block through a small grommeted hole in the platform to one or two of these SAE to USB devices instead.
They have their own power switch, and the one listed here seems to be reasonable quality: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078FTSJWJ/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_zSnIDbPY7N48N?pldnSite=1
I did find this thread and like the additional suggestion of the Powerworx USB Buddy but they're not switched and offer only 1 port per adapter: https://powerwerx.com/usbbuddy-powerpole-usb-converter-device-charger https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/quality-12v-to-usb-hidden-adapters.193834/
Thoughts on the SAE to USB adapters? I like that they are switched or could be easily unplugged. Other alternatives?
Inside the tongue box I have a Blue Sea fuse block, and a relatively cheap modified sine inverter with USB ports. Running USB charging off of the inverter works, but I’d prefer to not need the inverter in the loop and powered on.
I was originally going to install a Blue Sea Below Deck panel with a few ports and switch into the plywood bed platform but I think they will be too covered up by the mattress.
I am considering running a pair of wires from my fuse block through a small grommeted hole in the platform to one or two of these SAE to USB devices instead.
They have their own power switch, and the one listed here seems to be reasonable quality: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078FTSJWJ/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_zSnIDbPY7N48N?pldnSite=1
I did find this thread and like the additional suggestion of the Powerworx USB Buddy but they're not switched and offer only 1 port per adapter: https://powerwerx.com/usbbuddy-powerpole-usb-converter-device-charger https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/quality-12v-to-usb-hidden-adapters.193834/
Thoughts on the SAE to USB adapters? I like that they are switched or could be easily unplugged. Other alternatives?