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Subject:Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
From:Steven Johnson
Date:Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:04:28 -0700

This is a bit of a sore spot for me to.  I got a
dual plug so that I could plug in my XM Sat. Roady2
and the Navman 570 GPS and the connection ain't so
great.  I'd rather have a deep receptacle so those
devices don't lose power.

On the other hand, I have a triple adapter with on/
off switch plugged into a receptacle that I connected
to the spare battery and use only when the vehicle
is running.  To this I plug in my extra fans to get
more cooling from the AC.  I can also plug in the
cell phone adapter if needed.  Lot's of electrons
movin' around....

Steven

--- Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Frank made a good point about the poor connection we
> get with cigarette
> lighter plugs.  They tend to be loose, provide a
> high resistance connection,
> and pull out easily.  If it's not practical to hard
> wire a device you can
> still replace the cigarette lighter connections with
> better connectors and I
> know some people have.  It would be interesting if
> people could post the
> solutions they have come up with for better aux 12v
> connections, complete
> with links to the type and availability..
>

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