Yes I had a diesel heater control knob on my German-origin 83 westy. I
removed that and installed a dual USB. I have the lighter socket right
beside it. I have another pair of USB sockets in the rear ashtray and
another lighter socket in the seat fascia below it. I use them all, a lot.

Jim

On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 8:20 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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.
>
>