Installed this Fast USB Charging device today
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We completed this mod today. Our “charging device” did not come with instructions, so we followed the instructions on this video:
two minor modifications:
1) we used a half round (sorta) file rather than a dremmel tool to increase the size of the housing;
2) we weren’t able to figure out how to release the clips holding the wires in place, so we used a sharp knife to cut the housing off of the negative wire. (The poles are clearly marked on the charging device - be sure to note which is which before you thread it into the cigarette lighter hole.)
It helped to do this as a team, if only so one person could hold the console stable or out of the way while the other was filing or fumbling with wires.
Looking forward to using this on our next road trip!
two minor modifications:
1) we used a half round (sorta) file rather than a dremmel tool to increase the size of the housing;
2) we weren’t able to figure out how to release the clips holding the wires in place, so we used a sharp knife to cut the housing off of the negative wire. (The poles are clearly marked on the charging device - be sure to note which is which before you thread it into the cigarette lighter hole.)
It helped to do this as a team, if only so one person could hold the console stable or out of the way while the other was filing or fumbling with wires.
Looking forward to using this on our next road trip!
Last edited by VRBeauty; 04-29-2019 at 01:24 PM.
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... 1) we used a half round (sorta) file rather than a dremmel tool to increase the size of the housing;
It helped to do this as a team, if only so one person could hold the console stable or out of the way while the other was filing or fumbling with wires.
Looking forward to using this on our next road trip!...
It helped to do this as a team, if only so one person could hold the console stable or out of the way while the other was filing or fumbling with wires.
Looking forward to using this on our next road trip!...
Congrats on finishing the project, post a photo, please
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We used the wires that were powering the cigarette lighter. The prongs on the lighter are are configured differently than those on the charger - one lighter prong is perpendicular to the other, while the prongs on the charger are parallel - and the wires are held in place in a housing that mimics that configuration. That’s why we cut off and removed the housing from the negative polarity wire (it was solid brown in our car). You can plug the prong in even without this housing. But - unlike household plugs, the prongs on these devices are the same shape. They’re different colors, but you might not be able to see that when you’re plugging the device in. So, as I mentioned above, be sure to note which prong is which so you don’t get the wires crossed when you plug your device in, or you’ll fry the gizmo!
The charging device kit does include wires, but you don’t need them if you’re installing it in a MINI.
The charging device kit does include wires, but you don’t need them if you’re installing it in a MINI.
Last edited by VRBeauty; 04-29-2019 at 09:11 PM.
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