Golf Cart USB charger

[BorisM]

Originally Posted by yurtle

It's pretty standard practice to use fuses for any power wiring. With a fuse block like he used, a single positive and negative wire goes to the fuse block. Typically the positive is fused and negative is just a bus. That way, you can run multiple circuits for radio, lights, horn, power outlet, etc. If any of the accessories fail, or if a wire gets nicked, the fuse blows.

The way I read his post, he is using his power port (cigarette lighter) for charging.

I meant, how is the 12 volt battery being re-charged ? Is it being recharged from the 36/48 chain somehow or is it being charged by its own charger?

[yurtle]

12 volt charger plugged into power port is how I read his post.

[BorisM]

Originally Posted by yurtle

12 volt charger plugged into power port is how I read his post.

Thank you.

So the same power port that charges devices is used to charge the battery back.

[dawgn86]

I have a seperate 12v charger that I plug into an aux port I mounted where the FnR switch would have been mounted.

[BorisM]

Originally Posted by dawgn86

I have a seperate 12v charger that I plug into an aux port I mounted where the FnR switch would have been mounted.

and your aux port is a cigarette lighter type of a port? What 12 v charger are you using?

[yurtle]

Sorry to backtrack, but if you already have a reducer, it would probably suffice to charge a phone. Worst case, don't charge while all accessories are in use. If you have a horn and are driving at night, just don't honk the horn while headlights, tail lights, brake lights, and turn signals are in use, if you're charging. The reducer likely has a factor of safety built in, since they usually round to the nearest 5 amps.

If you don't have a fuse block, since you mentioned it was factory wired, just find a 12 volt positive and put a cheap in-line fuse on that. Find the 12 volt negative and directly connect that.

[yurtle]

FWIW,
My phone charger is 5 volt, 800 mA, so you can figure 1/3 amp (plus losses) at 12 volts.

[dawgn86]

Originally Posted by BorisM

and your aux port is a cigarette lighter type of a port? What 12 v charger are you using?

yes..i mounted the female charger part where the FnR switch would have been.

I am using a Diehard charger with the male end to charge.

[BorisM]

Originally Posted by dawgn86

yes..i mounted the female charger part where the FnR switch would have been.

I am using a Diehard charger with the male end to charge.

Clever idea. I'll do something similar. Thank you.

[Toneburrow]

You can buy the whole kit from a place called V-links. You can't order them online, but I called them and they sent me out one. The kit has everything including the wiring, fuse, connectors and a install guide. I think it was around 60 dollars. It works great! It's at www.vlinkscharge.com.