What accessories requiring a 12v socket do you actually use?

[gatorgrizz27]

Well that is your safest and most reliable way of doing it

My main objective is to enjoy my Vehicle for as long as I can and the only way to do that is by not thinking I know better than Ford who invested millions of dollars in designing it to get it right,

If I go adding a heap of stuff to the existing electronic system then that's asking for trouble, And If when we go adding all these mods thinking we are smarter than the company who made these vehicles The why haven't they offered any us a Job ??

My Vehicles 12v system is untouched, My 240v System comes in to the rear of the Vehicle via a Plug Socket in to the power lead in to it's own Power board complete with an RCD protected set of sockets which can be powered by a Gas powered generator or Shore Power Hook Up,

My 12v Power supply is provided by 2 Dometic Lithium powered PLB 40's giving me 2 X 512w or 40Ah = 80Ah of power, These can be charged either by the Vehicles 12v Cigar Socket or by Solar or by Hook Up power via the PLB's AC adapter or by plugging the AC adapter in to the Gas powered Generator, doing it this way has other benefits like not Voiding the vehicles factory warranty along with making it easy to trace any problems having 3 separate systems but most of all it has reliability,

EDIT, Sorry I forgot, The removable Camper conversion I bought which can be removed within minutes Also came with a small Lithium power station that has USB sockets and a 12v Cigar socket and 2 sockets to power the supplied LED lights that has it's own small Solar panel as well as it can be charged via a 100/240v supply Giving me a total of 4 separate power systems, Plus I also have 3 X 115Ah Deep cycle Batteries in a Box giving me 5 power systems plus the Gas Generator and 100/240v Shore Power Hook Up, In battery power alone I have over 5376w of power not to mention the 1100w of solar if needed,

I agree with you on wiring a bunch of extra junk into the original harness. My question here related to unplugging a 12v socket and replacing with a dual USB socket. They weren’t common when many vehicles were built, but are now.

However, if they don’t have great longevity as some pointed out, and require disassembling the interior to replace, it’s probably not worth it.

 

[67cj5]

I agree with you on wiring a bunch of extra junk into the original harness. My question here related to unplugging a 12v socket and replacing with a dual USB socket. They weren’t common when many vehicles were built, but are now.

However, if they don’t have great longevity as some pointed out, and require disassembling the interior to replace, it’s probably not worth it.

Ok, Well why not do it the easy way and leave the factory sockets alone and run a couple of Fresh wires straight from the battery with a 15 Amp fuse in line and fit the USB socket some where that is easy to get at where it can be removed in minutes, You have a nice Truck and by doing it like this it will stay that way ??.