hmmm, I’ll look in to it.
I went out to a cold dark truck and checked the USB jacks tied to fuse 35 (spare) and there was no power to them until the truck was turned on. That’s the setup I desired.
I changed 35 to ignition on the first post, thanks.
You would use a micro2 type fuse. There are other fuse types in the ranger (something like 5+ different types), but micro2 will be the easiest tap to find.
the ones I got went in easily, I think I read in post where somebody took a Dremel to the plug and removed some of the plastic to make it fit.OK, those are roughly the same ones I purchased on ebay. The part highlighted below of the tap seems to hit the plastic part of the fuse socket before I can seat the metal blades far enough for it to be seated well. A slight tug on the wire attached to the tap pulls it out fairly easy. I wish I could find a set of taps that have longer metal blades on them.
Are all the fuses 12 Volts? I know the battery is 12, but are there step-down voltage fuses?So, I wanted to hook-up a wireless charger and 3D printed bracket I got from @DirkM (look here for details) to one of the passenger compartment fuses via a tap. I was looking to hook it up to an accessory fuse. I was not able to find anything that told me what the power availability was for the fuses in the passenger compartment, so I mapped them out myself. Here are the results of that testing.
This is from a 2021 XLT.
Passenger Compartment Fuses
Fuse or Relay Number Fuse Rating Protected Component Power Availability 1 - Not used. No Power 2 7.5A Not used (spare). Always On 3 20A Driver door lock. Always On 4 5A Not used (spare). No Power 5 20A Branded audio amplifier. Always On 6 10A Not used (spare). No Power 7 10A Not used (spare). No Power 8 10A Anti-theft alarm horn. Always On 9 10A Telematics. Always On 10 5A Not used (spare). Always On 11 5A Not used (spare). Always On 12 7.5A Electronic control panel. Climate control. Always On 13 7.5A Instrument cluster. Steering column control module. Data link connector. Always On 14 10A Extended power module (for restraints module and occupant module). Always On 15 10A SYNC Module. Data link connector. Always On 16 15A Not used (spare). Always On 17 5A Not used (spare). Always On 18 5A Ignition switch. Lock solenoid. Push button start. Always On 19 7.5A Extended power module (for restraints module and occupant module). Ignition 20 7.5A Auxiliary switches. Ignition 21 5A Humidity and in-car temperature sensor. Ignition 22 5A Not used (spare). Ignition 23 10A Inverter. Door lock switch. Accessory 24 20A Central locking system. Always On 25 30A Driver door power window. Always On 26 30A Not used (spare). Always On 27 30A Not used (spare). Always On 28 20A Branded audio amplifier. Always On 29 30A Not used (spare). Always On 30 30A Not used (spare). Always On 31 15A SYNC. Always On 32 10A Radio transceiver module. Door entry remote. Always On 33 20A Audio unit. Always On 34 30A Run/start relay. Always On 35 5A Not used (spare). Ignition 36 15A Auto-dimming interior mirror. Mirror adjustment control. Ignition 37 20A Not used (spare). Ignition 38 30A Power windows.
Found my own answer...
Affirmative if it is VBAT or VPWR it will be 12 volts (varying) with alternator voltage.
