seaeagle2
Feb 01, 2015Explorer
Added 12 Volt receptacle and dual USB port
We have a 2014 Chalet Takena 1860 and it didn't have a 12 volt receptacle (my wife has a car vacuum that she wanted to be able to use in the trailer) I got a combo 12 volt receptacle and dual USB outlet from West Marine. I ran a fused 12 gauge wire from the battery to a fuse panel in the water heater compartment, then ran individual wires to the outlets. Having owned boats for 20 years, I'm a big fan of the boat wiring color code where 12V hot is usually red, and ground is green or green yellow or yellow. I'm a HVAC tech by trade and I have issues with having black be EITHER 120v hot or 12volt ground, bad things can happen they get hooked up wrong. Now we can charge our cellphones or laptop with the USB, and use the 12volt receptacle for the vacuum.