Auxiliary Power Socket

[alanrichey]

Thinking of adding a 12V socket to my RH Superspec to charge my iPhone (use it as a satnav and that kills the battery). Previous owner suggested I take a tapping off one of two switches on the dashboard (both of which are live all the time, independent of the igntion switch), but said I MUST install a diode in the circuit.

 

it's a few years since I played with auto-electrics, but I don't ever recall diodes being mentioned. Has something changed ?

 

Anything else I need to be aware of ?

 

Thanks

 

Al

[Shaft]

wire it from its own 15 amp fuse and then simply an earth.

Connect the illumination to the side lights.

Ideally a from a permanent live then you can charge your phone without needing the ignition on.

[Guest chris brown]

No diode required do as shaft says take a permanent live either from the bus bar on the fuse block or direct from the battery. A very easy mod and very useful. BTW the illuminated side of it is useful if you do alot of night driving but I never found it a problem not having it lit.

[alanrichey]

Good, thanks to both.

[speedtripledan]

http://maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=99505 i used this, live to battery works a treat and looks smart

[agent_zed]

i remember seeing one linked on here that came out from the side. It had a smooth and flat cover and then you pull out the one edge the socket is on the exposed edge, like a wedge.

It was mainly so that the socket came out at a 45degree angle so if i mounted under the dash on the tunnel side it would come forward not across the car into the passengers legs if that makes sense.

 

anyone know where i can find one?

[fry61]

We had one of these , push to open/push to close ; The box said it was a Bentley part, looked great but was flimsy; we broke the mechanism within a few months & now we are looking for a more robust replacement.

[Guest Ian & Carole]

We had one of these , push to open/push to close ; The box said it was a Bentley part, looked great but was flimsy; we broke the mechanism within a few months & now we are looking for a more robust replacement.

 

Thug!! we still have had ours and it is still going strong.

[fry61]

Wasn't me officer; Sylvia did it!!

[Guest chris brown]

That's right Bob pass the buck.

[Al Milton]

We had one of these , push to open/push to close ; The box said it was a Bentley part, looked great but was flimsy; we broke the mechanism within a few months & now we are looking for a more robust replacement.

 

Think you should have hit it a little bit softer Bob

 

Alan, I mounted a power socket in the boot as well, so can charge items with the ignition off and item locked away.

Wired it through the fusebox as Chris/Nick suggest, simples really.

[fry61]

That's right Bob pass the buck.

I did say "we" until getting beat up about it.

[agent_zed]

We had one of these , push to open/push to close ; The box said it was a Bentley part, looked great but was flimsy; we broke the mechanism within a few months & now we are looking for a more robust replacement.

 

Hi,

thanks do you have a link? think it may be expensive from the bentley garage

 

thanks

[fry61]

This was an e-bay purchase,3/4 years ago; may still have the box in work-shop for part number. Not expensive think around £10/12.

[Guest mower man]

I used 2 Durite sockets approx £6 the pair , separatly fused one for sat nav or map light the other for phone + any thing 12v mower man