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  • #16
    Fitted the Rhino Rack Sunseeker awning this morning


    Fits nicely against the Pioneer Platform

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    • #17
      Originally posted by steve.armitage View Post
      Finished off the electrical access points

      USB charger for phone holder and dual battery monitor on r/h dash seitches


      Traxide VSR switch on l/h dash switches

      Are those voltages on the monitor accurate?, they seem low for brand new batteries that is all.
      Cheers
      Micheal.

      2008 GXL D4D Auto. GOING... GOING... GONE
      2015 GXL 1GD Auto. And it begins again...

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      • #18
        When i compared to a volt meter over the battery terminals they were within 0.1v. I should check again.

        They are low, probably because the car has been sitting undriven since the weekend but having it's electronics regularly played with.

        I'm 1 lug from completing and then i'll be let out for a decent drive and a battery recharge.

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        • #19
          Ahh, fair point.

          Can you post a shot of where you have the USI-160 Mounted?
          Also, how have you set-up the battery isolator button?, I didn't think you could dispense with the in-cab module...
          Cheers
          Micheal.

          2008 GXL D4D Auto. GOING... GOING... GONE
          2015 GXL 1GD Auto. And it begins again...

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          • #20
            Rather than using the switch that came with the unit, i used an AoB one - see switch labeled Battery Isolator in the images above. It is in the switches on the left of the steering wheel. The switch backlight flashes as per the LED on the supplied switch.

            The photo is a little blurry - sorry.
            I decided to create a platform that would bolt on top of the fusebox lid and mount the USI-160, a curcuit breaker for the rear accessories, the Traxiide ABG-25 and the aux fusebox for cabin accessories. The aux fusebox has 2 +ve circuits, so one side is powered by the aux battery and has the fuse for the ABG-25 and volt meter, the other side is powerd by the ABG-25 and has the USB charging and already wired up for a UHF radio (pending)


            Behind and below the fuse holder is a bolt in a spare place on the chassis acting as a hub for the negative cables from the aux bat, main bar and rear accessories.

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            • #21
              hi, where did you get your usb ports from.
              Regards SAFTGT
              2010 Prado GXL, Engel 40L drop slide, Dual battery, ARB CKMA12 Compressor, Micky Thompson.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by saftgt View Post
                hi, where did you get your usb ports from.
                SolidKit
                http://www.solidkit.com.au/product/h...-on-and-lc200/

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                • #23
                  Hi,

                  have U tried to charge a Samsung tab s2 or equivalent on these ports? From experience with other USB ports if the voltage is not greater than 5.3v the Samsung tablet will not charge or take ages to charge.
                  Regards SAFTGT
                  2010 Prado GXL, Engel 40L drop slide, Dual battery, ARB CKMA12 Compressor, Micky Thompson.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by saftgt View Post
                    Hi,

                    have U tried to charge a Samsung tab s2 or equivalent on these ports? From experience with other USB ports if the voltage is not greater than 5.3v the Samsung tablet will not charge or take ages to charge.
                    I have an S2 on the trip I'm on but have not used the port's for charging it. I'll report back in a week or so when we've tried to use it

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                    • #25
                      Hi, if it were me I would test before a trip. I was caught like that and could not find a suitable charging source all my trip.

                      Very easy to test. plug the S2 into the ports. If U get a red dross on the top right battery image, U know it does not charge.
                      Regards SAFTGT
                      2010 Prado GXL, Engel 40L drop slide, Dual battery, ARB CKMA12 Compressor, Micky Thompson.

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                      • #26
                        Brought an Icom IC450n, along with a Uniden AT380 which i need to fit.

                        I already have the power to the center console where i plan to hide the unit.
                        Need to buy an RJ45 connector which i can fit into one of the old switch blanks so the radio is discrete.

                        My challenge is how to route the antenna cable and mount the antenna on the pioneer rack.
                        I was hoping to mount the antenna just in front and in the middle of the Pioneer rack - Rhino Rack Spotlight Bracket looks like an easy option.

                        Antenna cable routing will be either out of the engine bay and along the A-pillar or out through one of the doors.

                        Steve

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                        • #27
                          Enjoying your build thread. Looking forward to seeing your Icom install post and pics. Thanks for sharing.

                          Max.

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                          • #28
                            Yesterday i installed the AT380 UHF antenna and temporarily installed the UHF radio

                            I mounted the antenna on my Rhino Rack Pioneer Platform (RRPP) using a RRPP spotlight bracket (Ref:43102), drilled out to 16mm. The antenna is removable (PL259 base), and i can just squeeze into 2.1m carparks with just the top of the antenna occasionally touching.

                            I'd like the cabling to be more discrete than cable ties, still thinking about that.


                            From there, i ran the cable along the rubber skirt on the edge of the window into the engine bay
                            In the engine bay, on the right hand side is a convenient grommet into the drivers footwell to route the cable.
                            In the photo, i've not tidied up the surplus co-axial cable - possibly to change the roof rack routing.


                            Trying to find somewhere for the Icom unit wasn't so easy, and it would not adhere to a plastic panel directly behind the dashboard, so i have temporarily mounted it to the right of the drivers footwell with some sticky velcro. When i fitted the dual battery and USB charging points, i also ran a power cable for a UHF, so connecting to power was simple.


                            Driving around yesterday, i was just scanning and listening to the other traffic. I've yet to do a radio check...!

                            Next steps:
                            1. Customise one of the switch blanks with a RJ-45 connector for the microphone
                            2. Move the ICOM unit behind the dash so it's hidden - need to find an appropriate location.
                            3. Connect the 'turn off, when ignition is turned off' wire. The unit will still turn on with the ignition off, but this will limit accidently leaving the UHF radio on. I expect to connect this to the standard 12v socket or similar which is only live with the ignition.
                            4. Improve cable routing on Pioneer Platform to hide cable ties.
                            Last edited by steve.armitage; 10-03-2017, 06:46 PM. Reason: additional comments & next steps

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                            • #29
                              I wanted to move the radio to a more discrete location. There is not much space behind the console, so after seeing some other threads, it looks like there is space under the console, just in front of the gear selector


                              The radio had a trigger feed which will automatically switch it off when the ignition is off, so i ran a feed from the cable that powers the 12v accessory socket in the console. Unfortunately i hoped the radio would also work while the ignition is off, just that the feed would allow it to turn on and off with the ignition - however when connected i found this was not the case, so this is now disconnected.


                              I had some socket blanks, so had a go at making a socket mounted RJ45 connector. The normal sockets are too big, but these pass-through connectors, available from RS are just the ticket https://au.rs-online.com/web/p/rj-ad...sions/9075665/. I made a custom length of CAT6 cable with RJ45 connectors between the back of the socket to the radio.


                              Unfortunately, because of the amount of socket i removed to fit the RJ45 passthrough, the socket keeps pulling out of the console.


                              The OnClick phone bracket works well with the mic
                              http://www.holdmyphone.com.au/centre-mount-low-4362.html

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                              • #30
                                I received a very nice RJ45 socket from AMTS this morning which i installed and the console now looks how i wanted.

                                My home made connector, which kept popping out of the console


                                Installing the new RJ45 connector from AMTS. I had made up a custom cable with connectors run from the radio to the socket using standard CAT6 networking cable.


                                I was a little worried that the dust cover on the Icom IC-450n mic plug would foul the dust cover, but it was fine.


                                Center console with mic connected to the socket and mic holder.
                                Last edited by steve.armitage; 23-03-2017, 11:50 AM. Reason: wrong photo!

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