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• Re: A/C Fan speed 3 not working in ' 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 14:42:29 -0400
  ...currently) the only thing wrong with my Vanagon other > than the cigarette lighter bulb. > I probably damaged it when I was trying to remove...
• Re: Cigarette lighter Outlet voltage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 6 Nov 2013 21:35:12 -0800
  ...measuring about 13.1 to 13.3 volts in the > dashboard cigarette lighter plug. Compared to my other more modern > vehicle (2012 Ford Edge...
• Re: battery charger for smaller AA, D, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:36:12 -0700
  ...When a device that comes with a cigarette lighter plug, that's a strong clue that it can handle 10.5-14.2VDC that...
• Re: Roof-racks+Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 10:33:52 -0900
  ...etc? > >Thankx- > Kenyon Love, Miz Lotus-Woman vwvan82@ptialaska.net < Zero cigarettes since 6-3-96 ...> "I'm being followed by a moonshadow ..." ----- Cat...
• Re: Long live the list!!!
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 08:25:30 -0400
  > >James Fritz wrote: > > > >> Thank god for the list!! > >> > >> Tim Hannink had figured out how to remove the cigarette lighter without > >>breaking it. Give that...
• Re: 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 16:55:32 -0700
  I reckon what Chris is looking for is a panel-mount dual 12V "outlet" -- two "cigarette lighter" sockets on a plate -- like a household...
• Solar Panel - Diode question for Westy
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:43:14 -0800
  ...I don't know if this has a diode or if a diode is in the cigarette lighter.
• Re: Silver Socket male plug
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 08:58:45 -0700
  ...a Hella version of this plug that was dual purpose--fits this socket and, via a step-up, regular cigarette lighter sockets as well.
• Re: Westy RV battery question (fire concern)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 12:59:06 -0400
  ...I just connect the >+ and - poles to a BASIC DESIGNS12-volt cord (alligator clips and cigarette >type lighter adapter) and then plug in the...
• Re: USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 09:49:58 -0700
  ...I intended to insert Power Poles into certain 12V leads that I sometimes need to convert back to a cigarette lighter. For example, I...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 09:43:31 -0700
  But before replacing it, take a flashlight and look at the bottom end of the cigarette lighter. Maybe there's some debris or broken...
• FS: CO detector
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 13:48:51 -0700
  ...It's just slightly larger than a pack of cigarettes and operates off +12V. It's just a basic alarm--there's no LCD...
• Cigarette Plug Hea-van
  Historical mailing list - Monsieur Lafaire aka obeechi
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 01:53:43 -0700
  ...I ordered 6 cigarette style female plugs from Powerlet. Today I took out the stock green-ringed-gauranteed-to-slobber-out-your-phone-charger...
• Re: Charge battery but can't access it
  Historical mailing list - Vanagaudi
  Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:31:45 +0200
  If you have a car cigarette lighter equipped and a small 8A charger it's OK to connect the charger to that cigarette lighter...
• Re: Power Outlet (Cigarette Lighter) Rotating
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:47:43 -0500
  ...Power Outlet (Cigarette Lighter) Rotating > I used large narrow piece of heater around the unit with a nylon zip tie > pulled tight. Worked well...
• Re: It's Phinally Phriedae, and Drug prohibition created the drug lords. (
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:01:27 -0500
  ...One > > pack-a-day of cigarettes, 3 joints . . . Yes, of course there's a lot > > of other nasty stuff in cigarettes, oh, and nicotine...
• Re: It's Phinally Phriedae, and Drug prohibition created the drug lords. (
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:40:42 -0700
  ...Most people realize how additive cigarette smoking is. It is usually just hell for anyone to quite cigarettes...extremely addictive, the whole thing ...the...
• ticked off!!!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Sun, 2 Oct 1994 01:55:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...BASTARDS!!! GRRR!!!!! ********************************************************************* *Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu)| `I lit my cigarette off the * * | glowing case, wondering what * * `63 kombi(RIP, next week:,() | the...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:24:58 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > curios about two things - > what does MSDS stand for > and what is an 'electronic cigarette' ( # b. below ) > thnx. > > >
• Re: Yee haw, got my solar setup installed
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:29:56 -0400
  ...They already come with an controller to prevent overcharging of the battery, plus all sorts of connectors to either plug into a cigarette lighter...
• Re: A close call with propane....
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 00:22:26 EDT
  ...least the beeping would turn that 50/50 chance of a cigarette into something closer to 0. I've put one in my van...
• Re: Cigarette lighter Outlet voltage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 07:11:56 -0500
  ...measuring about 13.1 to 13.3 volts in the > dashboard cigarette lighter plug. Compared to my other more modern > vehicle (2012 Ford Edge...
• Re: CIGARETTE LIGHTER REMOVAL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 10:29:51 -0800
  ...Alistair >I need to remove the cigarette lighter from the dash of my '87 Westfalia. I've >tried in vain to pull the connector...
• Oil Drip...
  Historical mailing list - Ben Wampler
  Sun, 16 May 1999 20:30:45 -0500
  ...What would be the easiest way to fix this? Also, anyone have a cigarette lighter from an '85 in good shape they'd sell...
• Re: heated seats
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 05:17:04 EST
  ...It plugs into the cigarette lighter and has a switch which senses weight on it. My wife likes it a lot. I'm sure...
• Re: Seattle newspaper ad for Vanagon service
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:47:07 -0300
  If I get all three "Parts Repair and Love" do I get a free 'cigarette' afterwards. ;-) David (dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >saw this ad in THE STRANGER...
• Re: cigarette lighter hole.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:34:50 +1200
  >I have a power inverter gizmo that I used for years in my 1980 Chevy >van; it plugs into the cigarette lighter hole and...
• Re: Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 17:10:32 -0400
  At 17:02 7/8/99 -0400, Ssittservl@aol.com wrote: >On the other hand, the cigarette lighter has a special lighted >green ring...
• 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:03:07 -0800
  ...All of the outlets I've found online are designed to plug into the existing cigarette lighter. An archive search did not answer this...
• Re: Trickle charger on hard to access House Battery
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 01:27:18 +0000
  ...I am a little baffled.  Just for fun, I hooked up an old cigarette 12VDC plug into the outlet connected DIRECTLY to the Aux...
• what's the extra battery for?
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 00:06:10 -0400
  ...Also, there's a cigarette lighter outlet below the passenger seat on the side. Is this something that anyone's heard of before as...
• Re: cigarette lighter hole.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:51:18 EDT
  In a message dated 4/14/01 1:51:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jhayden@THERIVER.COM writes: > . Does anyone know of an adapter...
• Re: silver socket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 18:12:53 -0600
  on 2/8/06 3:53 PM, Mike Collum at collum@verizon.net wrote: > Steve, > > Do the cigarette lighter assemblies come with the lighted...
• Re: Will my alternator survive a TV VCR combo?
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:55:38 -0700
  ...Will my alternator survive a TV VCR combo? > > > Keith, > Well, it is a good sign that the TV set comes with a cigarette lighter...
• Power Outlet (Cigarette Lighter) Rotating
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:14:57 -0500
  ...http://www.autobarn.net/xxx8714series.html ) that plugs into the 12v Cigarette lighter outlet. It is great so my soon-to-be-ex-wife...
• 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 10:26:05 -0400
  I test my electrical work and 12V devices using a jump starter battery and a cigarette lighter plug with two alligator clips attached. The...
• Re: Inverter Question
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 18:44:34 -0700
  ...right, I'm sure! And I 've already had an extra cigarette socket in the center of the van for easier reach. If all...
• Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:05:55 -0400
  At 02:58 PM 3/19/2010, Loren Busch wrote: > I find cigarette lighter plugs, for many >reasons, to be very unreliable and finicky...
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:30:22 -0700
  ...loose cigarette lighter > Just did this the other day. I used a > dremel tool to slice through the bit of > green plastic that held...
• '82 oil plug
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 16:50:53 -0900
  ...Love, Lotus (Flower of the North) vwvan82@ptialaska.net < Zero cigarettes since 6-3-96 ...> _____ /____o\ /_ _|__| ****** () ()
• anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 15:28:19 EDT
  ...its like a little frige, but its portable like a cooler..runs off 12v household current or you can use the cigarette lighter adapter...
• Re: Problems with cigarette lighter?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:35:51 -0700
  ...Maas <katherine@kjmaas.com>wrote: > Anyone else had problems with cigarette lighter blowing when you plug in a > computer with an inverter/adapter? I...
• A "Get High Campout." What does it mean?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 21:55:35 -0800
  ...If I had to deal with cigarettes or drugs I would not complain, I would just leave unless there were special circumstances, like in...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 10:31:53 -0700
  ...All successful and working fine.The last on the list was replacing the damn cigarette lighter as it was spinning in the dash and...
• Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:20:31 -0400
  Has anyone tried using a minifridge (the kind they sell for dorm rooms etc.) pluggged into an inverter off the cigarette lighter. This seems...
• Re: Fresh air fan enhancements?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:32:01 -0700
  ...allow you to drive > with the windows rolled up? > > (a solution other than a 12v cigarette lighter powered fan on top of the dash) >
• Re: The mysterious 'Silver Socket'
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:44:32 -0400
  ...Nothing much to see, just a matte natural finished steel > socket about half the diameter of the standard cigarette lighter > socket. If you're...
• Re: A "Get High Campout." What does it mean?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 00:17:50 -0800
  ...If I had to deal with cigarettes or drugs I > would not complain, I would just leave unless there were special > circumstances, like in...
• Re: Mystery switch in centre of dash
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:41:54 -0600
  That second one sounds like my cigarette lighter socket, minus the center button. Wonder if it's a plug for that of some kind...
• Re: center console
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:07:36 -0400
  ...When not used as a warmer/cooler (cigarette lighter plug) it makes a handy 2nd cubby locker. Mike Mark C wrote: > I've seen...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:11:41 -0800
  ...Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating > lights... > > Entity developtrust spoke thus: > >> I've heard of this shrink fit tubing. does it come in...
• Cigaarette Lighter removal secret
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 12:22:53 -0500
  What is the secret to removing the cigarette lighter from the dash. I cannot see any way to remove this without destroying it. I...
• Re: tailgators ... Scourge of the Highway!
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 02:59:40 -0400 (EDT)
  On Wed, 18 Oct 1995, jim ellis wrote: > That and throwing cigarette butts out of the window if there > is a convertible on my...
• Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:56:16 +1300
  >I have one of the VW units that plug into the cigarette lighter....tried it >out and it killed my battery also. > >Warren C...
• Weekend Plans/No Poopie
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 16:35:22 MST
  ...So help me if I ever find out any of you are the kind of losers that throw their lit cigarette butts out the...
• Re: Parting out 1980-1991 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Mar 1997 22:20:58 -0900
  ...an '82 Vanagon? Love, Miz Lotus-Woman vwvan82@ptialaska.net < Zero cigarettes since 6-3-96 ...> "I'm being followed by a moonshadow ..." ----- Cat...
• Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:54:42 -0500
  On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Warren Chapman wrote: > I have one of the VW units that plug into the cigarette lighter....tried it > out...
• Re: VW camper van article
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 18:25:14 -0400
  ...stand around smoking Clove Cigarettes > and play Hackey Sack.... <remainder of rant edited> Wow, that's pretty harsh. Quite a broad brush, no? Ron...
• Re: pinnacles stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 10:33:44 -0900
  ...Love, Miz Lotus-Woman vwvan82@ptialaska.net < Zero cigarettes since 6-3-96 ...> "If you can't believe it's happening pretend it's...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 25 May 2005 16:20:24 -0700
  ...Igniting gasoline with a lit cigarette requires very specific conditions that are suprisingly hard to create (though certainly not hard enough to make smoking...