yeah thanks, the existing usb ports in armrest barely 100mm away must have 5v feed to be standard usb so a simple wire tap would be easier,just means I would have to remove more of the central tunnel to get to the wires, A cheap usb y-split cable would work too and only couple of dollars.
just be careful if you tap into the usb power lines in the console to make sure you do not overload the rated current for the usb of the headunit.
if you overload it you will blow the onboard fuse for the usb port which will stop the port working and the only way to fix it will be at the component level with a microscope or the silverbox will need to be replaced.
if you do tap into the usb lines just be mindful what you have in the usb port and the charge module at the same time because your powertech charger pulls 2.0A~2.5A and the mylink usb port will more than likely be rated at a max of 2.0A
if i was doing this mod i would not tap into the mylinks usb lines for power i would make the whole charging unit independent of the mylink with its own power source.
i would open the powertech charge pad you have and remove the electronics and coil and i would open the vehicle charge module and remove its electronics then retrofit the powertech electronics into the charge module for the vehicle.
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12v to 5v module looks like it would also fit inside the vehicles charge module.
it would basically leave the vehicles charge module looking like stock with 2 wires to connect to the vehicle.
one to IGN switched 12v+ and the other to GND
