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Date:         Fri, 1 Sep 2006 07:35:22 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
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From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
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In a message dated 31/08/2006 6:03:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

I've used a double adapter in the past, but have since stopped using it. My best friend's wife has a 2000-something Nissan Altima. She literally melted the lighter jack in there because she had a 3-way adapter with all her electronic goodies plugged into. I was surprised to hear this, but was wondering just how much one jack can take. In vanagons especially, the jacks were designed for lighting cigarette lighter, not powering laptops, GPS units, ipods, cellphones, and the refrigerator all simultaneously. I've toyed with the idea of adding a second jack on a separate circuit to address this issue, or beefing up the wiring to the jack. I'm not an electrician, however, and haven't done the research.

Does anyone know anything more definitive on this?

Jarret, I just made a point about this in a recent previous post ! The wires leading to that Vanagon cig lighter are too small a gauge to handle much. I think they are 14 ~ 16 gauge and fused with a 10 amp fuse. To have more power you must make a 15 amp fused connection to the battery with larger 12 gauge wire and a good modern North American style outlet plug.

Cheers,

Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, 2007


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