Doh - Just broke the cigar lighter :(

Doh - Just broke the cigar lighter :(

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DaveMorton_Eunos

Original Poster:

141 posts

287 months

Tuesday 28th May 2002
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Hi all,

I thought I'd try and connect my trickle charger to the cigarette lighter.

I bought a cigarette lighter connector and fabricated some cable and fasteners to connect the charger to. Wehn all was connected up the charger showed a 50% charge. I sitched on at the wall and it triped out.

Now the lighter doesn't work

I can see anything obvious in the fuse box section of my manual for the lighter though

Anyone know where it is ? Or have I broke it permanently ?



Dave

DaveMorton_Eunos

Original Poster:

141 posts

287 months

Tuesday 28th May 2002
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Me again.

All fixed now. I checked voltage across the lighter and its 12 volts still so hopefully no harm done

I'll ring around places for an accumate and adapter tommorrow as this seems the best bet.

It getting expensive this TVR lark (£500 alarm, service and new charger in under 1 week)



Dave

cleg

567 posts

279 months

Tuesday 28th May 2002
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hehe U need to catch up with my early spending, in my profile

RichardSteel

139 posts

280 months

Wednesday 29th May 2002
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I leave my car on charge through the lighter socket from a Halfords automatic charger - about £20, I think. Works fine.

beano1197

20,854 posts

290 months

Wednesday 29th May 2002
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Hmm! You could give up (that'd go some way towards running it every day Dave )

..............you know you want to

PS Nice looking Griff, CleG!! (Well they all are - but like the colour and the small plate.....)