Can you turn a cigarette lighter into an outlet?
Can you turn a cigarette lighter into an outlet?
In terms of powering accessories and devices, like your cell phone, there is functionally no difference between cigarette lighter sockets and accessory sockets. The only important difference is that you can’t, or at least shouldn’t, plug a cigarette lighter into an accessory socket.
How do you turn on a Ford cigarette lighter?
Get a fuse tap. This will allow you to create a new circuit off an existing fuse. Use a switched, non essential circuit, like switched power for the radio. Run the fuse tap to a new 12v lighter socket. The power wire runs to the center back or the lighter socket. You will need to run a ground to the case of the lighter socket.
Can a cigarette lighter be run through the dash?
Alternately, you could run power from the new circuit to the existing lighter outlet. This may be more difficult to run the power wire through the dash. If you do this, remove the fuse for the current lighter circuit, so you do not have a live wire hanging behind your dash.
What are the plugs on a cigarette lighter?
It is often gray, but it might be a different color in your car. The plug always has a pair of wires, green and black, that make it recognizable. Some cigarette lighter sockets have 2 different plugs. One plug on the side holds the green ground wire while the other plug in the center holds the black power wire.
Is the cigarette lighter socket ever turn off?
It was not suitable as it left things lit up unwantedly at night. I installed a separate dual USB and cigar plug above the parcel shelf. I connected it to an upfitter switch to give me shutdown at ignition off, or anytime while driving. It also brings the feed down from the shelf instead of up from the dash.
Get a fuse tap. This will allow you to create a new circuit off an existing fuse. Use a switched, non essential circuit, like switched power for the radio. Run the fuse tap to a new 12v lighter socket. The power wire runs to the center back or the lighter socket. You will need to run a ground to the case of the lighter socket.
Alternately, you could run power from the new circuit to the existing lighter outlet. This may be more difficult to run the power wire through the dash. If you do this, remove the fuse for the current lighter circuit, so you do not have a live wire hanging behind your dash.
It is often gray, but it might be a different color in your car. The plug always has a pair of wires, green and black, that make it recognizable. Some cigarette lighter sockets have 2 different plugs. One plug on the side holds the green ground wire while the other plug in the center holds the black power wire.
How many fuses do you need for a cigarette lighter?
But don’t forget, if the cigarette lighter’s maximum allowed amperage is 20 amps, to use 20 amp fuses, not 30! It should work because the HOT from the cigarette connects to nothing and no longer powers anything constantly. And the HOT from the spare travels via 2 fuses and the red cable to power the cigarette.
