Hi Jim,

Not sure, but I suspect less as people are using the old socket to run  electric coolers and I don’t think a USB could do that. 

That is one reason I keep one old 12 volt socket, in case I have something needing more power then a USB.

Eric 

> On Nov 1, 2021, at 8:54 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> How many amps can you put through USB compared to a cig lighter socket?
> 
> Jim
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Nov 1, 2021, at 12:01 PM, Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I replaced my Euro Power Plug with this. https://tinyurl.com/s2b6kffa
>> 
>> Not sure if there is a reason to even have a cig. Lighter socket, as 98% of things are now USB.
>> 
>> I'm actually thinking of replacing my Cig. Lighter with this as well.
>> 
>> The other nice thing is now, I have a digital read on the voltage!
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Beierl
>> Sent: Monday, November 1, 2021 12:50 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
>> 
>> That fuse should be 15 amp.
>> 
>> Yrs,
>> d
>> 
>>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 12:35 PM Stephen Edwards <chibicyclist@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I have an 1988 Vanagon GL. I use the cigarette lighter socket for charging
>>> my phone, and have also used it to power an Engels fridge which it does
>>> well. Recently I had to replace the fuse, which was a 25 amp. A few days
>>> later it blew again and this time I heard it snap, exactly at the moment
>>> when I plugged in the USB adapter. I’m guessing the wires are shorting
>>> behind the lighter socket but I don’t know what’s the best place to start
>>> on this. I am _not_ good at electrical stuff!
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> 
>>> Steve Edwards, ’88 Titian Red Vanaru in Chicago.