So, when did they start putting cigar lighters into MGs? My guess is
1968... am I right? I know a '66 has no such thing.
Bud Krueger had this to say:
>FYI, NAPA sells a setup that does that very thing. It's a 9v battery
>connector
>wired to a cigarette lighter plug. You might recall that the cigarette
>lighter
>circuit is active at all times, as is the lead to a radio that is intended
>to hold
>the presets. The primary intent of the gadget is to maintain the car's
>computer
>programming when the battery is disconnected during service. In this case it
>doesn't matter which side of the battery is disconnected (or both).
>
>Chris Kotting wrote:
>
>> Two things:
>>
>> Not disputing the point, but I was always told to put the switch on the
>> ground side. What is the reason for sayng it should be on the
>> non-ground?
>>
>> A good way to keep the radio presets from going away is to wire a VERY
>> low value fast-acting in-line fuse across the switch. You open the
>> switch, and power is available to keep the presets alive through the
>> fuse. Anything starts drawing real power (even a dome light bulb, if
>> you put in a low enough value fuse) and the fuse blows and the circuit
>> is open. Another way is to have a 9 volt battery wired to a cigarette
>> lighter plug. Plug that in to the cigarette lighter just before
>> throwing the switch. 9 volts is enough to keep the presets alive.
>>
>> Chris Kotting
>> ckotting@iwaynet.net
>>
>
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>Bud Krueger
>http://home.ici.net/~bkrueger/
>52TD
>77MGB
>
>
>
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