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• Re: Weird radio problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:56:33 -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: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:59:45 -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...
• Re: AC power in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:29:56 -0700
  ...auto adapter for your brand of laptop and plug into the cigarette lighter. While you are driving, the laptop will run off the car...
• Re: Aux 12V Socket
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:36:04 -0400
  ...You can get dozens of cigarette lighters from junk yards when you're there for the more important things.
• Re: 88 vanagon battery/water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:59:21 -0400
  ...I bought a voltage monitor at Gowesty.com that plugs into the cigarette lighter. http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv? Screen=CTGY&Store...
• Re: PS Re: Electrical Question: Adding charger ports for accecories
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:26:02 -0800
  ...Powerlet is a BMW-type connector and not a standard cigar/cigarette lighter connection. You'll need an adapter for that, or the Powerlet...
• Re: AIR COMPRESSOR POWERED BY BATTERY
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 14:51:56 -0700
  ...tool in it's own right) & I use it with a 'cigarette lighter' extension cord like they sell at Target -- but if you're...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:08:51 -0400
  ...Mini Fridge Has anyone tried using a minifridge (the kind they sell for dorm rooms etc.) pluggged into an inverter off the cigarette lighter...
• Re: Behr AC System - Removal
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:56:30 -0400
  ...DID lose my radio location...which I don't like....plus had to relocate the cigarette lighter due to the big Behr hoses and...
• Re: Cigaarette Lighter removal secret
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:53:58 -0500
  ...Cigaarette Lighter removal secret > > What is the secret to removing the cigarette lighter from the dash. I > cannot see any way to remove this...
• USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:35:30 -0700
  ...seat, and which operates off 12 VDC? I have a couple cigarette lighter sockets mounted there for your 12V appliances, but it's an...
• Re: Christmas Lights
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:42:33 EST
  ...have seen DC to AC power converters that plug into the cigarette lighter socket at Wal-Mart. They are available at many other places...
• Re: weird things happening (peripheral VC)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 16:54:37 -0500
  >First - while driving, I'm listening to the radio, and I plug my >cellphone = >charger into the cigarette lighter to charge the phone. All...
• Re: How to tighten up the cig lighter socket?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:49:53 -0500
  ...not to break any of the plastic parts on my illuminated >cigarette >lighter which has always allowed anything plugged in to hang at an...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:13:03 -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: Woah! Didn't see that coming!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 31 May 2013 20:07:26 -0500
  ...Prepping for my trip tomorrow, I took out this cell charger that I bought that fits into the cigarette lighter to test it out...
• LT28 Sighting / TDI Beetle Driving Impressions
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 10:37:50 -0700
  ...I especially liked the lack of a cigarette lighter and the presence of 2 - 12 volt sockets (cigarette lighter sockets with cover). There are...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge--Sears
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:47:24 -0500
  ...valve is the standard arrangement used on automotive tires; like the cigarette-lighter socket it's been generalized to other things (A/C systems...
• Re: 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 15:06:39 -0600
  ...All of the outlets I've found online are designed to plug > into the existing cigarette lighter. An archive search did not answer this...
• Will my alternator survive a TV VCR combo?
  Historical mailing list - =David--M=
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:31:25 -0400
  ...happened upon a small AC/DC color TV/VCR combo >with >cigarette lighter power plug (now we�re not real TV addicts but the...
• t.v hookup for van
  Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:19:26 -0500
  ...in-your-cigarette-lighter-converter (also from wallyworld) to power it all. The converter drew too much power from the lighter socket and blew...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:17:11 -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...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 20:25:00 -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: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:46:03 -0400
  ...Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET> wrote: > >> <<I need to install a new cigarette lighter for my GPS unit and I'm wondering if this is...
• Re: Now my van won't start...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:00:19 -0800
  ...think) is that the radio and hazard lights work, but > the cigarette lighter gives no charge to my cell phone charger, and the > key...
• Re: power in bus for a PC (little Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 28 May 2000 09:46:04 -0700
  ...One is a power inverter that plugs into the cigarette lighter and > then has a box that has a standard american 120V type plug...
• Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 01:05:58 -0700
  ...rocker switch, Rear heater fan, Ventilation slide controls, Front heater fan, Cigarette lighter. My headlight switch does not light up at all and nor...
• Re: Fresh air fan enhancements?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:00:04 -0700
  ...with the windows rolled up? > > (a solution other than a 12v cigarette lighter powered fan on top of > the dash) > I'm with you...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:24:10 +0000
  ...I already have a 300 watt >>> inverter that plugs in the cigarette lighter socket and I have my >>> son's dorm refrigerator so I...
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:01:01 -0700
  ...note the first line :-) Lighter Removal 101 From: Timothy J. Hannink Model/Type: Vanagon ****DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FIRST!!!*** OK, I couldn't remember how...
• Re: Christmas Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 02:24:14 -0500
  ...I turned on the blinking christmas lights that I have strung around the inside of the van (costco cigarette lighter inverter works good for...
• Re: Instead of LED do fluorescent
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:12:48 -0400
  ...base 12 vdc fluorescent bulb (find them online or at RV > places.) Cut the plug off, replace with cigarette lighter plug, you got it. >
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:56:10 -0400
  ...sell for dorm rooms >> etc.) pluggged into an inverter off the cigarette lighter. This seems like >> a cheap alternative (since we already have both...
• Re: Fw: Dash Power outlet..? revised
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:55:17 -0700
  ...Dash Power outlet..? > > > > For those (like me) who have always felt the standard cigarette lighter > > makes a poor 12vt outlet and only became a...
• Re: anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 09:10:15 -0400
  ...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: Halogen bulbs ... is there a difference between AC & DC bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:34:16 -0400
  ...brick" that steps down household AC to 12VAC, and attached 12V cigarette lighter plugs. They clip on nicely along the kitchen shelf, or to...
• Re: Solar Panel - Diode question for Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:23:06 -0500
  ...I don't know if this has a diode or if a diode >is in the cigarette lighter. It's self-contained, got everything...
• free air
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:07:00 -0600
  ...My wife always carried a small compressor that plugged into the cigarette lighter. It was not as reliable as my pump. Good pumps can...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge--Sears
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:35:20 -0700
  ...valve is the standard arrangement used on automotive tires; > like the cigarette-lighter socket it's been generalized to other things > (A/C systems...
• 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:21:23 -0700
  Thanks to Frank Condelli, I now have a plug-in voltmeter plugged into the cigarette lighter. When I go to start the Westy, the...
• Re: CDN Tire Inverter questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:17:49 -0400
  ...Go for the 300 and plan to install a proper cigarette lighter socket and 10 gauge wire for a 30 amp load. 300 watts...
• Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 08:55:36 -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...
• Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Wed, 26 May 1999 22:28:43 -0700
  The cigarette lighter version are the low cost generic ones? I just got one, too. Should be able to find the mating connector somewhere...
• Re: 2 questions - alt 12V option ??
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 16:35:14 -0400
  ...near the transformer and attach a plug to go into the cigarette lighter, called a power source in newer vehicles? Plugs like this, with...
• Long live the list!!!
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 12:26:22 -0500
  Thank god for the list!! Tim Hannink had figured out how to remove the cigarette lighter without breaking it. Give that man a cigar...
• Re: '81 Vanagon heater advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 10:30:46 -0400
  ...The 12v heaters that can run from cigarette lighter outlets and draw ten amps or so are in the 300 BTU/hr range. Good...
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:07:28 -0700
  Just did this the other day. I used a dremel tool to slice through the bit of green plastic that held the backside part...
• Re: Wanted: Eurovan (Portland, OR)
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Wed, 17 May 1995 00:48:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...One niggly complaint - I don't really like the large diameter cigarette lighter. When I plug the phone cord (with a sleeve adaptor) it...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 21:23:16 -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: Battery dies due to excessive draw on fuse #3 (accessories)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:55:35 -0700
  ...This fuse > powers the radio, cigarette lighter and the dome light. At first I assumed > it was the radio display backlight (always on), so...
• Re: instrument panel lights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 1994 16:20:37 -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: VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:59:39 -0600
  Oops - a plug into the cigarette lighter type charger probably already has the blocking diode included. I assume that's what we're talking...
• Re: NO VW CONTENT "hot/cold Igloo coolers found"...
  Historical mailing list - frank furter
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 07:26:18 -0800
  ...and came across those Hot/cold coolers that plug into your cigarette lighter at McFrugal's... I want to mention I think they might...
• Re: Grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:29:50 -0700
  ...That said, > it has an old school 12 volt cigarette lighter outlet and a lighted > switch to control some LED lights strips in the...
• Re: Round silver thing under clock?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 14:27:26 -0800
  ...that round silver thing under the clock, that looks like a cigarette >>lighter is. I've looked through the books and nothing is mentioned...
• Tracing wires?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 10:32:48 PST
  ...My brake lights, interior lights, and cigarette lighter stopped working; apparently a blown fuse. When I try to replace the fuse, it immediately blows...
• Re: Heatshrink wire connectors
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:52:57 -0400
  I generally do the shrinking with a butane cigarette lighter. Come nearby from two or three directions until there is enough shrinkage or melting...
• Re: Fw: Dash Power outlet..? revised
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:54:49 -0400
  ...Dash Power outlet..? >> >> >>> For those (like me) who have always felt the standard cigarette >>> lighter >>> makes a poor 12vt outlet and only became a...
• Re: DVD Player; Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:10:49 -0700
  ...You can power the laptop off a convertor from the cigarette > lighter. Plus you can also put games on it to give a different...
• Re: Tracing wires?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:00:31 PST
  ...well as I could, became completely frustrated, and yanked out the cigarette lighter. Apparently that was the problem; I put in a new fuse...