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    I want to install a cigarette lighter on a motorbike to power a 167w phone charger. Feasible?

    Bike is DC, an older motorbike. Charger will be used to draw no more than 60w. How can I make this work, safely?
  2. P

    Added additional LED down/up lighter and now RCD trips after about hour?

    I am a DIY house renovator. I have 5 outside lights connected to a switch in the hall. Power from the switch goes up the 2 core + earth to the first light, then all of the other 4 lights are daisy chained to each other. (Have 2 cables coming out of each light except the last one) all worked fine...
  3. M

    Tapping into cigarette lighter circuit

    Just wondering how many times I can safely tap into a cig lighter circuit. I’m getting a dc to dc 5v converter and wiring in a USB port into my car using the cig lighter. Plus I wait about in my car a lot so often need a charger, but my battery was dead when charging my phone last time I had it...
  4. J

    Cig Lighter fuses keep blowing

    1991 GMC Sonoma compact pickup So i am guessing the previous owner installed an after market lighter socket as it has an inline fuse behind it. The lighter is also connected to a blade fuse in the fuse box. I checked continuity on the lighter and I have a closed circuit. When I got it the...
  5. J

    2003 escalade esv OBD2 reader and cigarette lighter not working

    The fuse was blown and I changed it. With good fuse, their is no power. Ideas? Next steps?
  6. J

    Running a motor from a cigarette lighter

    Hi, I'm trying to devise a solution to a problem. Basically I'm looking to mount a chain driven system to the side of a car to move an item up/down and away from/towards the car. I was trying to do it hydraulically, but that's starting to look too hard. I'm trying to find out what the largest...
  7. I

    Power home theater from car cigarette lighter

    Hey guys, I know that this isn't an automotive electrical forum but I do not know where else to post this. I have a Pioneer VSX-D307 home theater reciever and was thinking about hooking it up to my car. I have a cigarette lighter to wall adapter that puts out 100w. Is it possible (at least...
  8. J

    Wiring a cigarette lighter

    Hi, Hoping someone can help? I purchased a universal cigarette lighter to replace the one in myRenault Megane, as it wouldn’t charge my sat nav. When I removed the old lighter, which wasattached with block connecter, I’m left with 3 wires: Yellow, Blue &Black. Does anyone know how I...
  9. E

    How many watts can I power from the 12v cigarette lighter socket in my car please?

    Hi guys Appreciate a bit of help please. I know this isn't really an auto electrics forum, but I'm hoping maybe somebody will know anyway, not sure there's a better forum to ask this in? So I'm disabled, and I need to find a safeguard way to re-charge my mobility scooter in my Ford Transit...
  10. C

    [smokers] New lighter

    :cool:
  11. T

    Down lighter in bathroom not sealed

    Putting up an extra light point to existing circuit and whilte testing noticed the bathroom lights are not sealed. just normal downlight that have no seal to provent moisture. Whats best way to note on cert? thanks

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