Hi alles,

Am off on a small camping trip to Pt Reyes Nat'l Seashore this weekend, and
in the process of making sure the cigarette lighter was working, so that i
could have a way of charging my cell phone, as well as plugging in various
toys, including a 12v flashlight/spotlight, and even a power inverter off
which i hope to run a small microwave.  Alas, it seems that it got stuck in
the "in" position, and it is believed that that may have caused 3 fuses to
go out, including the one for the lighter.  As soon as that fuse was
replaced, the lighter self-ejected, and was hot.  I observed that the
lighter itself is quite short and appears somewhat dirty and stiff in
sliding.  then, when i went to plug in my phone cord, it didn't go in very
far, and kept on falling out the minute i stopped holding it in.  Haven't
tried the inverter plug yet, let alone the CD player...

So i got to wondering--might there be a better quality, possibly *deeper*
socket to replace the original?  Or even some way to improve the function of
the one i have?

How 'bout it -- has anyone tackled this one?

Will welcome any suggestions.

TIA, and happy dreams of spring camping!

gail
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Gail Fitzpatrick
'87 GL Westi, 124k   [Frieda]
Sacramento, CA
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