Blue Sea Systems 1016 Dual USB Charger Socket, 12/24v 2.1a, Black

Blue Seas is my number 1 choice for marine applications, a top quality product .

The Blue Sea USB outlet is easy to install, durable, and corrosion resistant. It is meant to be installed on a belowdecks panel, not on a a console exposed to weather. The rubber flap closes things up and protects it from spray, but I wouldn't trust it in very wet conditions, and if it is not closed properly, any amount of sea water ingress will destroy it. Fast charging is automatically engaged for those devices configured to trigger it; it charges my iPhone from dead to 100% in just over an hour, and my iPad in about 2 hours. Other devices that don't trigger fast charging mode are much slower; I have a bluetooth speaker that takes 4 or 5 hours to charge, for example. Its size is perfectly suited for installation into the hole of a standard AC wall socket, or the hole for a cigarette lighter style socket, or you can use the included bezel to install it on a panel. Everywhere I need USB charging, I only use the Blue Sea outlet; so far I have 4 of them on my 2 boats, and I intend to install more.

Installed on centre console of my 2018 Tacoma along with the 120v in cab outlet install. Charges general USB things with decent speed like a common wall charger. Robust construction and doesn’t run hot. Install was easy. Use of square support plate is optional.

Install was straight-forward. I used a stepped drill-bit, 1-1/8 inch hole. I hand-filed the last bit to make a snug fit. No problem running wiring - I used an empty spot in the fuse box to tap into the power (selected an always-hot), protecting the circuit with a 5-amp fuse on the + side. Nice looking after install, doesn't look like an add-on. I use this to re-charge and power a Bluetooth adapter, and also to recharge my phone. It handles both at once, no noise from the power supply through the adapter. Nice 'bit of kit' as the Brits would say. Should have done this long ago. One caveat - make certain you have the clearance behind whatever panel into which you mount this. It's deeper than one would think, plus the clearance for the wires - which use spade terminals to plug straight into the back.

A few years ago I ordered a Blue Sea Systems Panel SCK USB & Volt (D) panel and unit performed as advertised. In particular, the 1016 Dual USB Charger Socket which was part of the panel is especially nice USB socket. I hooked a 1016 up to an external battery and now have a continuous USB charging voltage for my USB gismos. Most USB battery backup banks apparently stop supplying the required USB voltage to charge your USB gismso, so if you have a remote application, as soon as the USB item requiring to be charged is fully charged, the battery bank shuts down to conserve its charging status. With a combination of the Blue Systems 1016 Dual USB Charger Socket and a small external AGM battery, I get days of continuous USB power in very remote locations. Ended up using the 1016 Dual USB Charger Socket to continuolsly power up a very remote wifi hotspot to serve as a hotspot for solar wifi webcams. This allows for continuous remote monitoring of nature related observations. :-) Very happy with the Blue System 1016 Dual USB Charger Socket and can recommend it as a dependable USB charging outlet