EDO Tech Ultra Compact USB Direct Hardwire Adapter Kit for Easy Installation

Brad Johnson: So far works great! Wire gauge is a little small for my liking but plenty enough for the job. Get smaller connectors tho, outside of that it functions as it should.

United States on Sep 08, 2023

Famof6: I used this to connect to an old powered speaker (Built for the Zune if you remember those) I had with an 18v power source. I tapped into the power line and added this to power a Bluetooth tx/rx unit I had that uses a 3.5mm audio out to the speaker. I was tired of having to remember to recharge the bluetooth unit and this appears to be working to charge it. Turned a nice quality old speaker into a reliable Bluetooth speaker.

United States on Jul 29, 2021

Rambo: This little converter, once installed (and that was no easy task in a 2017 Toyota Sienna), works great for charging my phone. I placed it up near the top of the dashboard so it is close to my phone holder. This way I only need a 12" charging cable to reach the phone and it is out of the way of other controls and the shift lever. While I like it I'm curious how long it will last; the wires for installing it are long enough to reach most anywhere in your dashboard but they are of a very smallish gauge. I wired mine to the back side of the (switched) antiquated cigarette lighter port. Getting a good connection with click-lock style connectors required doubling the wire over for a good contact. Before purchasing I was concerned that is might not meet the sometimes elusive requirements of a new iPhone but it charges my iPhone XS quite well. All-in-all this is a good product allowing additional placement or relocation of a USB port for charging phones, or tables. Recommended! NOTE: this review asked for an "easy to Install" rating to which I offered a 4 star rating due to smallish wires. Your install might be easier than mine or harder ... only you, your location requirements, and your...

United States on Jan 26, 2019

Raven: Purchased this as I began using a Thieye T5e 4k Action Cam as my dash cam as it has dashcam features (auto on/off, 2min video segments, & loop record), and at the time of this review only cost $99, so making it the most highest quality dashcam you can have at the cheapest price.

Anyways, I was connecting this camera to my car's USB port from my navigation unit, as a cigarette lighter/12v accessory port is not available, however due to this camera being primarily an action cam, I found when I did this, it recognized my Stereo/Navigation as a PC, so it would think it's being plugged into a PC/Mass Storage device so it would prompt me with a menu when plugged in, rather than start auto recording. I also tried the trick of modding a usb cable and cutting the data sync lines, while this worked with the camera, unfortunately my car's stereo unit was not happy as it would spit out a warning message thinking that something is wrong with the USB device and as a safety measure had disabled the USB port, thus causing the camera to shut off.

So that's where this EDO Tech USB direct hardwire device came in handy.. it allowed me to send power to my camera through a USB cable...

United States on Feb 08, 2018

Marcus M: described accurately.

Canada on Apr 13, 2017

Michael T: This 5V adapter kit works exactly as described. It allows you to tap into the 12V of your car using either a fuse tap or a wire tap. While a wire tap is cheaper, I would recommend a fuse tap just so that you can't fry this adapter or whatever is attached to it (dashcam or phone).

The product itself is quite simple. Attach the red end to power and the black end to ground and it steps the power down to 5V and 1.2A. I attached the power to a fuse tap (I used this one  E Support 12v Car Add-a-circuit Fuse TAP Adapter Mini ATM APM Blade Fuse Holder Pack of 5 ) that was tapping into the cigarette lighter in my car so that it would power on and off with the car. It also has a red indicator light inside of the converter box so you can see if it's powered. It has a lot of wire to use (too much for my needs, but better too much than too little) so length isn't much of a concern.

One complaint a lot of other reviewers have is that their dash cam stops working as it thinks it is connected to a computer. I didn't run into this issue, but you can easily fix this by cutting the data wires in the USB cable if needed (and if you know what you're doing).

Another complaint...

United States on Mar 25, 2016