*I ALMOST BURNED DOWN THE JEEP WITH A 12V SOCKET!!*
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Here's my little story on a little fire that started because of a little part I forgot to add. Don't make the same mistake!
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Very good video man! I really appreciate this video because I am going to add the same type of usb and usb c and 12v socket to my ranger in the bed and also on my brother's 1500 ram. At first when watching this I knew you had just forgot to add a fuse but I didn't know exactly where so your detailed explanation and drawing it out on paper as you did was extremely helpful for me to understand exactly what I need to do right away. Glad you didn't have a fire burn up your jeep but kudos to you for quick reaction to running for the fire extinguisher.
I’m actually gonna build something where I can mount the fire extinguisher within arms distance next time. It takes up too much time to run to the back to grab it
One thing I love about my JL is it came with the aux switches so wiring up other electronics to it couldn't be easier.
Yup. Friend of mine has it too. Jeep finally learned that they might as well make it factory with all the stuff we wanna put on it
Luckily you caught it on time, lesson learned. Cheers.
Good lessons learned! Any power cable should be positively zip tied down so it doesn't move and away from any moving parts fo there is no possibility of wear and causing shorts.
Also, there is no need to run the negative lead from your power outlet all the way to the battery as the entire vehicle is grounded and there are plenty of grounding lugs in the back of the Jeep that you can connect the negative lead to.
Lastly, I have a USB charger plugged into a 12V socket on one of my cars and this socket is powered 100% of the time and is not switched - it came from the factory that way! The plugged in Motorola charger also has a small LED indicator on the front showing power once plugged in and I've left this in the car plugged in 100% of the time for months at a time and it doesn't drain the battery. The LED current draw for such a small LED is probably a single digit milliamp level so you shouldn't need to worry about draining your battery. One way you can test this on your Jeep is to turn the switch on and measure your battery voltage. Leave the switch on for a day, a week, two weeks or however long you have it not driven and measure the battery voltage with a multimeter. I think you will not find any significant battery voltage drops!
Quick question
I just have a quick question is it possible to install the second 12 V socket and tap into my factory 12 V socket in the rear of my 2018 jeep Wrangler JKU or do I need to run to the battery? Any help would be great
I've tapped into it before. Good news is that socket you're tapping into is fused so it should break that if the load is too much. I DO have to say I'm not a licensed electrician so run it at your own risk. Personally I've just gone to the battery with mine because I want a constant power without ignition needing to be on.
@@BaptismOverland I’m concerned if I tap into the battery running all the time will drain my battery. If I tapped it into the factory socket, I could switch it off right? I understand not being a licensed electrician. But I value your thought.
@@dr.christophergroves2116 correct. It'll drain your battery if you tap into it IF you have something plugged into it all the time or if the 12v socket you have has a little LED light. It won't be a lot of drain but yeah def don't want that
@@BaptismOverland what if the switch has an led light but when in off position there is no light on?
@@dr.christophergroves2116 then that's fine. It's the parasite draw that you don't want and a lot of sockets have the led light that stays on
Is there a specific name for this trype of switch?
Not really. I just looked for 12v toggle switch with cover
@@BaptismOverland thank you.
I would have inserted the fuses in a more accessible location along the cable, in your location, if a fuse blows, you have to dismantle all the panels.
It’s already been fixed actually. There’s a new video I have where I created a distribution hub that powers everything I need and it’s all accessible. Fused up and everything
I also added a circuit breaker for that new hub as well
the devil is in the details, but great schematics and easy to understand for the average Joe...
Nice explanation! 👍
DOH! 😂🤣
Pretty much what I said when I put out the small fire 😂
Yes, positive wire always gets a fuse as close to the battery as possible or a fuse panel or something similar. This is probably the number 1 mistake people make when adding accessories to their vehicles. The think it's a small wire, not a lot of power, so they don't need a fuse or there's a fuse on the accessories.
Yep. Either way that whole thing has been dismantled and I rebuilt a whole new system for the back now with a power dist hub
On the opposite side you put your switch, there is wiring already there for a socket. Even if there is not a socket. My 2016 sport had the wiring with 12-14 volts coming out of the hot wire on a plug. I looked at the forums and they said it was for a socket. You really didnt have to run a wire directly to the battery. 29 bucks on amazon and then 15 more on a whole panel of sockets is well worth it.
Wow didn't know that! Good to know but I already upgraded the whole system anyway. There's a video now where I created a whole new distribution block to power 12V plus fridge and lift gate light
Can you send link on these sockets from amazon?
@@cheburashkadude2189 any socket will do really. There’s tons.
@@cheburashkadude2189 also I accidentally removed your other comment. My apologies! If you’re running the wire all the way fr the battery to the back I would go with no smaller than a 10ga. 10 should do. 8 would be overkill and 12 is too small. And then just look for an in-line fuse holder on amazon too. And any local automotive store will have them.
29 bucks for what?
What Guage Wire do you need to be able to charge your refrigerator and a jackery?
It all depends on how far from the source it is which would be the dist block. I went with 10. Always better to overkill than having it too thin
Thanks. Looking to do that to a Scion xB 2009 and may wire a power and ground in the back to also power a sub too.
You always fuse as close to the power supply and use wire loom
Yep. Learned the HARD way. I've since done a new install of a whole system. You can check it on my channel. No problems since
@@BaptismOverland hey its a honest mistake ive been there but never started a fire lol but i now fuse everything i install now even started making my own fuse and relay boxes to keep all high power out up my cab
@@kevindeibler346 man it was scary. Coulda been sooo much worse. It was one of those "easy" jobs and so I was negligent. Now I'm super thorough no matter how small I think the job is.
@@BaptismOverland ya im the same way i even if i know how to do something i always look it up to make sure im doing it right and to make sure theres nothing else i should be aware of one of the reasons i watched your video and ive been doing vehicle wireing since i was a teen but always up to learning new tips and tricks
@@kevindeibler346 Then def check out my other video where I set up a whole power dist block with a circuit breaker. It's pretty awesome
What the hell gromit is that ???? I use something totally different. Lol
I don't even remember lol. Got it at the auto store
always fuse closest to the battery, you can do one near the switch but always nearest the pos post.
Yep. That's what I've done ever since then. ALWAYS as close to the battery as poss
@@BaptismOverland Found that out many years ago when I first started building cars....cough....little smoke and fire helped to drive it home..lol....plus having friends who were electricians who ribbed me plenty...lol
@@Frostytravels It only takes the ONE time you make a mistake sometimes to never do it again lolol
What gauge is the cable ? And where did you find the switch .
At any auto store. Cable gauge will determine how far fr the source. On mine I used 10awg
You were really lucky man. Good plan to also add a fuse by the battery. Don't take this too big. Think 5 Amp is enough. Greetings from the Netherlands
jeepie1964 thanks for the advice!
I went with a 15 amp. Yeah, might go down to 5 but I gotta think of what I’m gonna charge up with those sockets and how much draw it’s gonna need
how many ampere of fuse did you used? thank you
I've since built out a different system for power management and in that system I believe I used a 10a (I'll have to double check again) based on what I knew i would power up and what size gauge wire I was running.