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12V power outlet in cargo area?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Accessories & Modifications' started by climateguy, Jul 1, 2006.

  1. climateguy

    climateguy Junior Member

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    Sorry if I missed this in my search of previous threads, but has anyone added an "always on" 12V power outlet to the rear cargo area? I've seen darelldd's additions to the console area, but surely there's a wire in the back that could be tapped as well. Anyone?
     
    #1 climateguy, Jul 1, 2006
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    darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(climateguy @ Jul 1 2006, 08:27 PM) [snapback]279916[/snapback]</div>
    Your best bet would just be to pull a hot wire (fused!) off the battery that's sitting back there handy.
     
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    Well now I feel stupid. I didn't even realize the 12V battery was in the back! Guess that makes it easy to add an outlet back there.

    So here's a hopefully slightly more intelligent question: is there a simple way to make the outlet in the center console (under the armrest) always on, similar to the mod for the one under the dash?

    Thanks!
     
    #3 climateguy, Jul 2, 2006
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    darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(climateguy @ Jul 2 2006, 10:04 AM) [snapback]280126[/snapback]</div>
    No reason to feel stupid! I'll bet no more than 5% of the Prius driving population knows where the Aux battery is! As for always-hot in the center console - you'd have to pull a hot wire there as well. I haven't personally run across anything under there that is always hot. But then I didn't perform an exhaustive search either.
     
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    Hmmm...no always hot wire in the center console, eh? Bummer.

    Okay, I'll throw a new one at you, since you're obviously very knowledgable about the Prius' wiring: is there a way to make the cargo area outlet shut on/off with the car? I'm actually thinking I'd like a switch back there to have the option of always hot or not.

    Thanks for all your help!
     
    #5 climateguy, Jul 3, 2006
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    I wired a small Anderson connector onto the battery, to interface
    my assorted inverters and other gack in a way that can handle *real*
    amounts of current. It either hangs out past the battery-cover
    floorboard, or gets tucked away on top of the battery when not
    in use.
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    I added two outlets to the center console, and I used a "fuse tap" and selected a circuit that was always on. The nice thing about the "tap" is that the original circuit stays seperate from the added circuit, and they are fused seperately (I chose 10A for the 2 outlets). It's simple to install, cheap ($3) and it doesn't affect the warranty (not overloading one circuit).

    EDIT: Here are the pics:

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    #7 Zamboni68, Jul 9, 2006
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