Date:         Mon, 1 Nov 2021 21:00:46 -0700
Reply-To:     David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
Comments: To: Jack R <jack007@comcast.net>
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Just ordered charging cords for my wife's insulin pump for the car.  Guess
what?  They go in a cigarette lighter type power port.  This is a brand new
insulin pump as in it has only been on the market a few months.  Not
everything is what some folks think.  mcneely

On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 10:01 AM 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.
>