Date:         Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:09:26 -0500
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Electrical Question: Adding charger ports for accecories
Comments: To: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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At 01:57 PM 1/30/2009, Jeff Lincoln wrote:
>up? Can they be wired in tot he same hot and ground that go to the current
>cig lighter plug or will that over run that fuse?

That depends entirely on how much current you're planning to
draw.  The lighter (current track 75, page 97.210) is fed from fuse
S3, 15 amps, which also feeds the interior lights.

<rant>
The cigarette-lighter plug is one of those historical anomalies like
the querty keyboard -- it's perfectly reasonable for lighters, but
just about the worst possible plug for ordinary  power uses -- partly
because the lighter latches into the socket until it heats up, and
the regular plugs don't.  So the potential problem from the
non-sliding center contact is hugely aggravated by their inherent
tendency to push themselves out of the socket.  This leads to
intermittent contact, or even worse to a high-resistance contact that
causes the plug to melt.

But at least until people stop smoking in cars, we appear to be stuck with it.
</rant>

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