Colin,
I have not seen the combined unit yet, but you should have enough space underneath. You may have to buy the bigger "back box/tube surround". Cable length is very tight. I needed to un-clip the cable run to this area to get enough slack to work on, then re-fitted it upon completion.
If you want to fit a look alike CBE socket next to the existing, but usb in function then you could have a problem in drilling the hole for the socket body. You will need a shallow hole saw and angle drill – you WILL NOT be able to do the job without these as you do not have sufficient space to drill down using a standard drill and hole saw.
I came across this problem when I fitted another socket at the front on the opposite side of the van.

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Colin

Quote: ColinMorgan wrote in post #1

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Hi, has anyone fitted a 13amp + usb socket to their van?
I am thinking of swapping the single 13amp socket on the front shelf of my 542 for a double socket, one being a usb socket. You can buy a CBE usb + 240v socket and it looks as though there is enought space but I know the supply is fed from below.

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The other thing I was going to say was that I've thought about installing USB points in our van too, but each time I did I came to the conclusion that it simply wasn't worth all the palaver when a charger like the one I linked to above did everything I wanted.

Yes, it's another thing to carry, and yes, it sticks out of the socket a couple of extra inches, but it's a lot cheaper than a flush-mount USB socket and is much more versatile.

And for what it's worth, it charges an iphone in next to no time. Highly recommended.

The other thing that might be worth mentioning - and I apologise if you know this already - is to always make sure that the charger's output amperage is greater than the charging requirement of the device you want to charge.

The device that needs charging will only draw the current it needs. Charging a device that needs 1.5A from a charger that provides 2.0A won't hurt either of them.

Charge a 1.5A device from a charger that only outputs 1.25A (for example) and two things will happen; it'll take yonks to charge and the charger will have to work so hard to do it that it'll get unnecessarily hot.

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That reminds me, I bought one of these from IKEA recently for £7.90.
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/smart...r-art-20291890/

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Colin

We bought this Power Block from Lidl last Autumn. We're using it in the house at the moment as we haven't ventured out in the Eriba since.

USB Power Block

Randa

Quote: steamdrivenandy wrote in post #12

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I've seen lots of combined mains/USB sockets at B&Q and they only have a mains feed, so surely a combined socket for an Eriba wouldn't need a 12V feed as well?

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