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• 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: 12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:36:46 -0500
  ...http://www.banggood.com/Dual-USB-Adapter-Charger-Cigarette-Lighter-Sockets-D igital-Voltmeter-p-949446.html Edward
• Re: 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 18:37:23 -0700
  ...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: 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...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:35:30 -0800
  ...I'm going to try slow charging through the cigarette lighter, and carry jumper cables just in case. Raymond Sent from my iPhone > On...
• 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: So far away..Silver Socket
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:54:22 -0600
  ...Most vehicle related 12V appliances are made to plug in to cigarette lighter plugs, but there are some things available out there that have...
• Re: Electrical Question: Adding charger ports for accecories
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:09:26 -0500
  ...The lighter (current track 75, page 97.210) is fed from fuse S3, 15 amps, which also feeds the interior lights. <rant> The cigarette...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:40:53 -0700
  ...The thing is I already have a 300 watt inverter that plugs in the > cigarette lighter socket and I have my son's dorm...
• 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: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:25:47 -0500
  I have not installed my BD one...but I did install a 3 socket cigarette lighter adapter direct wired to backup battery with an...
• Re: 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:23:05 -0400
  ...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: inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:38:30 -0400
  ...It shouldn't be plugged into the factory cigarette lighter socket. Get some heavy duty socket and plugs and install proper, (12 gauge) wire...
• 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: Mystery dash outlet '83.5 GL Westy
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  19 Jan 97 02:04:58 EST
  ...Anyway, the '74-'75 westy air compressor pump plug fit in here, and I have seen a small cigarette lighter fit in here. This...
• 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...
• Electrical Question: Adding charger ports for accecories
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:57:42 -0500
  ...I I purchased a couple extra "cigarette lighter" plugs for charging accessories. My thought it to mount them where the A/C controls currently...
• Re: 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:44:04 +0200
  ...12 Volt Outlet - Source? > I reckon what Chris is looking for is a panel-mount dual 12V "outlet" -- > two "cigarette lighter" sockets on a...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:40:02 -0500
  ...The thing is I already have a 300 watt inverter that plugs in the > cigarette lighter socket and I have my son's dorm...
• Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:26:06 -0700
  ...Loren Busch wrote: > >> I find cigarette lighter plugs, for many >> reasons, to be very unreliable and finicky. >> > > Lighter plugs are excellent for their intended...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:58:08 -0700
  ...But > seeing your dual cigarette lighter outlets jogged me into thinking, why not > just use those? Problem solved. Thanks. >
• 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...
• Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 18:48:28 +0000
  ...inverter lighter plug cable? > ::: > :::A 200 watt inverter needs ~20 amps. It shouldn't be plugged > into the > :::factory > :::cigarette lighter socket. Get some...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 13:00:46 -0400
  ...I use the cigarette lighter socket for charging > my phone, and have also used it to power an Engels fridge which it does > well...
• 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: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:07:43 -0400
  ...The thing is I already have a 300 watt inverter that plugs in the cigarette lighter socket and I have my son's dorm...
• Re: USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:55:26 -0700
  ...I installed extra cigarette lighters so 12V is still available. In fact, I have two cigarette lighters buried in the dash, one with a...
• cheap power inverter
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 19:09:25 -0600
  ...It comes with both a cigarette lighter plug and a hard-wire harness. Seems like a great deal for campers who need a little...
• Re: westy silver socket - where to get plug?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 11:02:30 -0400
  ...for the silver socket that will convert it to a > regular cigarette lighter plug? I heard bmw uses same type for their > motorcycles but...
• Re: Power Outlet (Cigarette Lighter) Rotating
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:05:21 -0400
  ...http://www.autobarn.net/xxx8714series.html ) that plugs into the 12v > Cigarette lighter outlet. It is great so my soon-to-be-ex-wife...
• Re: instrument panel lights
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 18 Jul 1994 11:46:43 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The fuses are ok and the bulbs are ok. > Anybody have any suggestions before I dig into this? Do the cigarette lighter and the...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 19:02:25 -0500
  ...All successful and working fine.The last on the list was replacing the damn cigarette lighter as it was spinning in the dash and...
• Westy RV battery question (fire concern)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 20:07:37 -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...
• FW: '85 Radio Woes Continue
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:36:14 -0400
  ...I ran a new ground wire right to the dash. (The original radio shared a 12V and ground connection with the cigarette lighter or...
• Re: Weird radio problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:23:25 -0700
  ...When plugging something like a cell phone charger into the dashboard 12v outlet (cigarette lighter), the radio sound cuts out (or diminishes so much...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 19:54:03 -0500
  ...I use the cigarette lighter socket for charging >> my phone, and have also used it to power an Engels fridge which it does >> well...
• Re: Cigaarette Lighter removal secret
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 10:32:07 -0800
  ...Cigaarette Lighter removal secret What is the secret to removing the cigarette lighter from the dash. I cannot see any way to remove this...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:04:21 -0700
  My auxiliary fuse was moved to a small box behind the driver's seat, right next to the original camper fuse. Thanks, Frank. Karl...
• Re: Sliding Door Screen
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:44:30 -0500
  ...sources, or from a dead computer power supply.) Wire to a cigarette lighter plug, stick to any convenient metal surface. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82...
• Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 23:01:03 -0400
  ...It's a terrible connector for any power use anyway, it was built very cleverly to supply cigarette lighters and automatically release them when...
• 12V Fan Report (Re: LED light product)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 06:26:42 -0400
  ...I cut the "power brick" off and added a cigarette lighter plug. The cord is about 6 feet long I'd say. I have...
• Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0500
  I'm using a digital voltmeter that plugs into a cigarette lighter socket. It cost me 15 bucks or so at Wally World. Driving...
• Re: Silver socket stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 96 01:03 EST
  ...They have extra sockets, and plugs, >and a universal plug that functions as a regular cigarette lighter plug, >or a DIN plug. > >So, if...
• Glovebox and Stereo Removal-87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 17:08:51 EST
  Thank you to all that responded to my question concerning the cigarette lighter removal. It is ready to come out except that the glovebox...
• new product: Silver Socket Accessory Set
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 03:06:36 EDT
  ...a euro 12 volt socket, a cover, 2 plugs and a cigarette lighter adapter and I'm offering the whole lot for $24.95...
• Electrical help needed
  Historical mailing list - BadBus
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 19:20:54 -0500
  ...mirror light does not work! But everything else works including the cigarette lighter which is on the same circuit. I have checked everything I...
• Re: battery charger for smaller AA, D, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:26 -0600
  ...It may even be damaged. > > Loren, if you and Larry report that charger works well and stays > healthy when powered by a cigarette lighter...
• Re: Solar Battery Chargers
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:34:01 -0700
  ...to my Westy's cigarette lighter and the other to my '92 Ford > T-bird Super Coupe cigarette lighter (loved that car, have sold...
• 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:38:11 -0500
  ...I have the GoWEsty 2nd battery setup and plan to expand that to power interior lights, cigarette lighter outlet, and radio. Wondering what brand...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter socket..."tighter" ones available?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 19:02:35 EDT
  I just now put one in from napa part#(782-1600) with the green light ring . It was to small and pulled through the...
• Re: 99 Wiper Relay Blows #16 "Term 58" Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:28:22 -0800
  ...IIRC, the PO hacked up some of the wiring to the cigarette lighter > light circuit to accommodate either the stereo or aftermarket power > door...
• Re: portable heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 08:08:03 -0800
  ~K~ wrote: "Anyone know of any decent heaters that plug into the cigarette lighter? I'm about to embark across Canada with no heat...
• Re: Cigaarette Lighter removal secret
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:08:16 -0800
  ...Cigaarette Lighter removal secret > > What is the secret to removing the cigarette lighter from the dash. I > cannot see any way to remove this...
• Re: USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 18:33:56 -0700
  ...I > installed extra cigarette lighters so 12V is still available. > > In fact, I have two cigarette lighters buried in the dash, one with a...
• Vanagon Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 10:28:11 +1100
  ...He did nothing but push in the cigarette lighter. After a few minutes - the cigarette lighter popped out - he pulled it out and started...
• radio code saver
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 19:40:29 -0700
  Anyone ever built or used one of these? These what's, you ask? A 9-volt battery, a diode and a cigarette lighter plug...
• Re: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 09:50:16 -0500
  James, I can think of an alternative to removing your cigarette lighter. Radio Shack carries nifty 3-hole accessory plugs. I wired mine to...
• Re: Solar Battery Chargers
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:00:41 -0800
  ...Hooked one up to my Westy's cigarette lighter and the other to my '92 Ford T-bird Super Coupe cigarette lighter (loved that...
• Woah! Didn't see that coming!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Fri, 31 May 2013 17:43:16 -0700
  ...Prepping for my trip tomorrow, I took out this cell charger that I bought that fits into the cigarette lighter to test it out...