USB Power

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I'll post pictures on the build, but can already report I'm very impressed with the communication from the guys from www.onehalfwatt.com.

Got an email from him same day as ordering telling me that his usb ports require a special tip for them to work with ipods and that he doesn't know if that's my intent or not, but he's going to include one for free with my order. That's great service!

That is hard to believe- because the el' cheapo chargers work fine with Ipods. Maybe if you want to use them to play music, but not to charge?

 

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Has anyone created a clean USB power source, like a cigarette lighter, but doesn't connect to the cigarette lighter adapter. Just like an in dash setup, powered off the battery. How could I get power to a female connector, and does it need to be a smaller current than the normal 12V?

I used one of these for 5V power:

This is rated to 10A so might be more than you need. I fit it and a 12V regulator inside the center console.
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/st...type=all&ddkey=http:StoreCatalogDrillDownView

and

http://www.l-com.com/item.aspx?id=7302