- 1. Electricals Question (score: 1)
- Author: TimWardUK@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 05:31:51 EDT
- I am thinking of fitting a cigar lighter to my BJ8 so I can charge my mobile phone, and run a TomTom SatNav off it as well. My BJ8 has the original wiring set up. My question is: for devices that ru
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- 2. Re: Electricals Question (score: 1)
- Author: Alan F Cross <alanx@proaxis.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:38:34 +0100
- Polarity does matter, unless the connected device has reversing diodes fitted - which I think is unlikely. If you fitted a cigar lighter with reversed wiring, on an insulated panel, you'd have to be
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- 3. RE: Electricals Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 04:33:46 -0700
- Yes it matters. Sparks may fly. The outside ring of the cigar lighter, the large part connects to ground / chassis / earth. For a positive ground / chassis / earth car, this is connected to the plus
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- 4. Re: Electricals Question (score: 1)
- Author: Awgertoo@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 07:46:02 EDT
- In a message dated 4/23/2006 5:34:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, TimWardUK@aol.com writes: for devices that run off a cigar lighter like phone chargers and power converters for things like SatNav, does
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- 5. Fw: Electricals Question (score: 1)
- Author: "dean" <dht3000@adelphia.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:03:33 -0400
- I did that to my BJ8. The cigar lighter mounting was made of plastic and it had 2 connector wires coming out the back so you can wire it up to which ever you have . Negative or positive ground. Dean
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