Adding 12v Plug in cargo area

[Yendor]

I totally suck at wiring, so any help is very much appreciated.

I want to add a 12v plug in the cargo area, but don't know where I tie in the wires to get power.

[JAD]

Hello Yendor!

 

I add in my Path a 12 V plug and a power outputs in the back of the center console.

 

 

Both are wired with independient fuses direct from the battery, I use Diam 8 mm cable ( near to AWG 1 ) the wires enter near to the main hardness cables an pass below the mat floor insulated by independient plastic tubes protection.

The 12 V plug is used for accesories ( batteries charger, ligths, PC, etc ) and the power output to conecting the 12V / 220V converter , auxiliar and battery charger and others.

 

Is easy follow the power cable to the cargo area below the mat floor in order to install more outputs there.

 

I hope this helps.

 

Un abrazo

JAD

[GrimGreg]

I wired mine right off the battery, through an inline fuse. I figured most of the time I would be back there using it, the truck would be off, so I didn't want it on a switched source.

[Yendor]

Thanks for the input guys.

That's a nice set up there Jad.

 

Now call me retarded, but how do I hook it into the battery?

[ILoveMyPatty]

Negative wire to the negative terminal, positive wire to the positive terminal. And you'll probably want to run an inline fuse just "up-wire" from the pos terminal of the battery.

[glenn]

Negative wire to the negative terminal, positive wire to the positive terminal. And you'll probably want to run an inline fuse just "up-wire" from the pos terminal of the battery.

This is critical ! When wiring directly off battery, You must put an inline fuse as close to battery + terminal as possible. If you put the fuse close to the outlet , and wires happen to short for whatever reason before the fuse, you could easily have a massive fire and die

[Tsingson]

That emoticon says it all........Fuses are your best friend.....

[Yendor]

I thought I would have some time to give this a try yesterday, but I was way too busy. I'm leaving in a bit to go camping and enjoy some of this country's great liquid sunshine for a week.

[JAD]

This is critical ! When wiring directly off battery, You must put an inline fuse as close to battery + terminal as possible. If you put the fuse close to the outlet , and wires happen to short for whatever reason before the fuse, you could easily have a massive fire and die

 

Yes, of course nearest possible to the battery.

Yendor... see the location and type of fuse holder.

 

 

 

Un abrazo

JAD

[Toby]

Negative wire to the negative terminal, positive wire to the positive terminal. And you'll probably want to run an inline fuse just "up-wire" from the pos terminal of the battery.

 

When i wired the seats in my S10 i ran the negative wire to the body and grounded it. I didn't wanna go through all that noise of running it back through the firewall grommet and all that.

 

Of course I am getting power straight from my fuse box.