Blue Sea Systems 12v Outlet Installations
In today's electronic age you can never have enough USB charging ports and electrical outlets in your RV. This is especially true for those of us who work while on the road. My office is actually loca...
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retireclose wrote:
I'm in the process of running (2) 12v cables for a usb port and a 12v fan. I have two empty spots on the converter(15a) that I tapped into. Where should i put the 15a inline fuse, closer to the converter(source) or closer to the usb/fan port. The run is about 10 ft. and i used number 10 wire.
Any help would be appreciated.
I'm kind of as a loss as to why you used #10 wire for your run to a USB port and a fan. A USB port normally supplies no more than 2.1 amps and most 12 volt fans only draw 3 or at most 5 amps.
The voltage drop for 5.5 amps in a ten foot run of #14 wire is only .285 volts. For #10 it is .113 volts. Seems to be a bit of overkill using #10 or have I missed something.
