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    Posted: 11 May 2018 at 10:17pm
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Originally posted by mcarter

I ran under the floor and back into converter bay. I have a 178.
Did you put your wires inside flexible tubing to protect them? I've not done that before, but thinking that 14 gauge wire needs some protection from the elements....
Putting the wire into flex tubing would be a great idea if running the wires under the floor. 14 AWG might be a bit overkill for a USB charger, but it's not going to hurt anything.
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You should have no issue running under the shower pan.
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Yes, with wire ties you can put small screw in to hold to bottom, then I flex seal.
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Originally posted by mcarter

I ran under the floor and back into converter bay. I have a 178.

Did you put your wires inside flexible tubing to protect them? I've not done that before, but thinking that 14 gauge wire needs some protection from the elements....
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I ran under the floor and back into converter bay. I have a 178.
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Originally posted by mcarter

You have spaces in your 12V fuse panel. I used a space to use fuse and wire in a digital voltmeter panel with two USBs and a 12 V lighter pug.

Yeah, I can see that there's plenty of space. The tricky part would be to route the wires. My wife wants it over by the bed in our 179 (basically on the wall behind the tv, where all the other outlet boxes are). Because the bathroom is in between it and the fuse box, I need to see if I can run wires underneath the shower pan, or would have to go through the floor and along the chassis, then back up. Should be doable, but the thought of tapping into the audio system is tempting (way easier!!)LOL
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You have spaces in your 12V fuse panel. I used a space to use fuse and wire in a digital voltmeter panel with two USBs and a 12 V lighter pug.
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FWIW, I'm getting ready to install a dedicated USB charger tomorrow; hoping that I can find a location for it where i can run a dedicated line to the fuse box. If not, I'll just tap in somewhere, and mark it as such.
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Ok , thanks.
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Chyna,

Most likely tagged on to another circuit. You can remove fuses until use lose power, that way you'll know which circuit it is on. I added a USB port and a circuit for it, so I do have a committed fuse, that is probably not how FR added the circuit.
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