So I was browsing through Fry's yesterday, and they had flexible USB LED laptop lights in the discount bins up front for $2.99. When I built the Val, I bought a couple of these, cut off the USB end, fished the wires out, put in dropping resistors, and mounted them cleverly as map lights. Then I saw someone who bought panel-mount USB ports, and wired them up with power supplies, and just plugged the lights in - I was envious!
Well, I bought a couple of the lights at Fry's, intending to do the same thing in the RV-3, but out of curiosity, I plugged them in to the USB ports on my GRT HX screens (I have the ports coming up to panel-mount sockets) and voil?! Let there be light! the GRT USB ports DO provide power for the lights - yet another reason to bring your GRT USB ports to the panel!
Paul
Well, I bought a couple of the lights at Fry's, intending to do the same thing in the RV-3, but out of curiosity, I plugged them in to the USB ports on my GRT HX screens (I have the ports coming up to panel-mount sockets) and voil?! Let there be light! the GRT USB ports DO provide power for the lights - yet another reason to bring your GRT USB ports to the panel!
Paul