Permanent USB Power Plug

It’s easy to hardwire auto and motorcycle accessories with a handy 12 volt to USB cable. Instead of screwing around with clunky cigarette lighter adapters you can purchase a special cable. These drop the vehicle’s 12 VDC line voltage down to the standard USB output of 5 volts. They’re available in standard USB plug or specific Micro USB, USB-C and other common connections…

USB Vehicle Cable

Nowadays most everything we own can be charged with a USB cable. These vehicle cables are available with Mini USB or Micro USB terminals to fit most any Samsung, Motorola, HTC, LG phone or Garmin GPS. Most are available for under five bucks.


The only catch is sneaking the wire down through the dashboard to find a spare hot lead or the fusebox.

So here’s another handy gadget… pull power off the fusebox with the clever Tap-A-Fuse. Available for ATO or Mini ATO-style fuses, these plug into the fusebox and provide you a new hot wire. A hot wire that’s fused! I recommend finding the fuse for the existing accessory outlet/cigarette lighter and tapping into that same circuit.

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