- 1. Cigarette lighter circuit (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:49:15 -0400
- Hello all you "Sparkies" out there (are you listening Mr. Masters?), I recently tried to operate my '79's cigarette lighter (to see if it still worked), and noticed that my instrument lights dimmed q
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- 2. Re: Cigarette lighter circuit (score: 1)
- Author: "Victor B. Michael" <vmichael@enteract.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:09:30 -0500
- Have a look at this schematic: http://www.enteract.com/~vmichael/1500LHDFM95001.pdf I don't know your commission number, but the previous schematics do not show the lighter. I *think* this was actua
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00552.html (8,537 bytes)
- 3. Re: Cigarette lighter circuit (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 07:20:40 -0400
- That makes sense... 5 amp continuous is really low for a lighter circuit, most car's I've seen are 20 - 30 amps on the lighter ("power point" in 90's-speak). ++++++ Or, in Triumph's case, melted wiri
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00559.html (7,685 bytes)
- 4. Re: Cigarette lighter circuit (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul McMullen" <paul@bessacarr.freeserve.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 23:26:32 +0100
- Dear Atwell, I don't think it's worthwhile to try and clean the coils, I've tried this with several lighters using a wire brush but it's better to replace if possible. Most lighters have the same com
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00580.html (9,052 bytes)
- 5. Re: Cigarette lighter circuit (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter S." <alfapete@pacbell.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 23:31:18 -0700
- As the lighter is basically a short, it requires loads of current. Sometimes the coil can get bent and it shorts internally - effectively making the coil shorter hence more current than normal. You c
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00602.html (10,138 bytes)
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