Power Box II

I liked the small power box I made for my little 2 man bass boat so much that I made another one for the main boat. It has cigarette plug, two USB ports, two banana post and two plugs for the live scope unit. It's portable and just plug in the Livescope to be ready to go. I can also use it for plugging up my green lights at night, charging my phone, charging GO Pro unit and any other accessory you can think of. I have some small led lights on the way and I will attach them to the box when they come in. This way I can use it as a flashlight if needed. My 30ah lithium fits perfect in the ammo box. All total it cost $35 to build less the battery. I highly recommend building you to take on the boat , kayak or out camping. Just bring inside and hook it up to recharge. No need to carry fullsize batteries. Here are some pics.

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Very cool and looks good.

I like this idea. I am going to copy it, except with a Lithium 50 AH battery. Thank you for sharing.

Nice. Is battery secured? I think spray foaming it in center of box would be a good idea for both balance and protecting the battery.

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Originally Posted by MDCrappie

Nice. Is battery secured? I think spray foaming it in center of box would be a good idea for both balance and protecting the battery.

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I have to go get a pool noodle to firm up the battery. I also will using some velcro strips.

Very nice, is it fused?

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Originally Posted by Central Minn

Very nice, is it fused?

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You can add a fuse bar but I did not since all of my accessories are fused.

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I made one of these about 2 years ago. Mine has the addition of a few XT-60 connectors so I could use it for a field box for another hobby of mine, and I also added an aircraft style master toggle. The kind that you have to pull out to switch on. It keeps the battery meter and blue leds on the usb ports from being a phantom draw on the battery and gives it a few points for just looking cool lol. a few weeks ago we had a power outage and Mrs. GWG was worried about charging her phone, I trotted out to the garage and come in with this contraption and saved the evening. We charged two phones and powered a LED lantern until the electricity was back on.

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Originally Posted by gunwhatgun

I made one of these about 2 years ago. Mine has the addition of a few XT-60 connectors so I could use it for a field box for another hobby of mine, and I also added an aircraft style master toggle. The kind that you have to pull out to switch on. It keeps the battery meter and blue leds on the usb ports from being a phantom draw on the battery and gives it a few points for just looking cool lol. a few weeks ago we had a power outage and Mrs. GWG was worried about charging her phone, I trotted out to the garage and come in with this contraption and saved the evening. We charged two phones and powered a LED lantern until the electricity was back on.

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A few years ago we had rolling blackouts due to a severe winter taxing our power grid. This went on for 5 days. We would have electricity for a hour and then nothing for three hours. I really wish I had one then because it would have made my life easier. I thought about this last night and ordered another 30ah battery because it will fit in the same box. It's a very useful tool.

Thinking of making one with a 50Ah battery for the boat to power the trolling motor and side scan. Probably overkill, but with an inverter installed also, I can have fresh hot coffee on cooler days.

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Originally Posted by Jamesdean

Thinking of making one with a 50Ah battery for the boat to power the trolling motor and side scan. Probably overkill, but with an inverter installed also, I can have fresh hot coffee on cooler days.

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You need to get you a TRAVELING THERMOS like Rickie's