Will this do any real damage??

[Eighteeteewhy]

As per title...

[Small Car]

I saw the same recently, guy with a CL600 had a similar overload and did not seem to be causing any issues...

[thinfourth2]

Only if wired to your scrotum

[mwcr85]

Depends on the loads going through it, worst case it will blow the fuse.

[sparkythecat]

Something like this would be better.
You could fix the socket end under the dashboard and there'd be no strain on the plug

[Carpal]

Think the sockets are rated at 3A. Simple to work out how much current you are drawing.

There should be a fuse in the first socket.

[Camaro91]

Eighteeteewhy said:

As per title...

Transit?

A 4-way adaptor stuck to the recess on the left would look better. Worst case it will take the fuse

[traffman]

Should be fine. Looks like st though.

[Eighteeteewhy]

Cheers peeps, if blowing a fuse is all that might happen then it's not a problem. It's a works vehicle and I just don't want to get blamed for melting the electrics.

sparkythecat said:

Something like this would be better.
You could fix the socket end under the dashboard and there'd be no strain on the plug

I agree, the problem is we move from van to van so attaching it isn't really an option.

Camaro91 said:

Transit?

[mph1977]

mwcr85 said:

Depends on the loads going through it, worst case it will blow the fuse.

electrically yes load dependant - most sockets are protected by a 10 a fuse so 120 -130 watts should be ok

mechanically it's going to be straining the springy bits somewhere along the line, - surely as have been suggested a three or four socket 'bar' would be better

[mph1977]

Carpal said:

Think the sockets are rated at 3A. Simple to work out how much current you are drawing.

There should be a fuse in the first socket.

more like 10a - especially as the 'none lighter' sockets increasingly fitted to a lot of cars ( with a lighter and ashtray an extra cost option) often have 120 w max printed on the cap

[OdramaSwimLaden]

The Bentley Alex Roy was in on the Gumball. It did 3000 miles like this fine:

[Eighteeteewhy]

OdramaSwimLaden said:

The Bentley Alex Roy was in on the Gumball. It did 3000 miles like this fine:

The gadget master


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-DYmVs3PNE&fea...

[Dave Hedgehog]

Eighteeteewhy said:

The gadget master


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-DYmVs3PNE&fea...

lol

the best thing is that toyota has 1200 spin speed !

[busta]

Stick a 30 amp fuse in there, just to be sure

[Perd Hapley]

Eighteeteewhy said:

As per title...

I walk past a 306 which looks like a telephone exchange, loads of red LEDs blazing away all night, sat nav in plain view, leads going off into the glovebox etc

Amazed no-one's broken into it.

[Getragdogleg]

Is the one under the dash (sort of next to the bottom of the glovebox door) in use as well ?

[Brite spark]

Getragdogleg said:

Is the one under the dash (sort of next to the bottom of the glovebox door) in use as well ?

Has the mk7 still got one there like the mk6?
There's one in the dash box in front of the steering wheel

[Eighteeteewhy]

Getragdogleg said:

Is the one under the dash (sort of next to the bottom of the glovebox door) in use as well ?

Sat-Nav

[Eighteeteewhy]

Brite spark said:

Has the mk7 still got one there like the mk6?
There's one in the dash box in front of the steering wheel

Yep there's one under the dash on the drivers side, passenger side has "Aux in"