What should I do if my cigarette lighter goes out?

What should I do if my cigarette lighter goes out?

I was airing up my truck a little while back using the cigarette lighter adapter to power my truck air pump, (which I had done many times before), when it went out. The cigarette lighter fuse is OK.

What kind of outlet does a cigarette lighter use?

It’s the fuse labeled ” PWR OUTLET “. It is a 15A fuse. Hope figuring this out will help someone else save some time. Patch999, Johnboyb1980, 4x4_Angel and 3 others like this. Weird. “CIG” is supposed to run the cigarette lighter. 4x4_Angel likes this. Black Wolf Alaska is 2.5 times larger than Texas……

What is the PWR fuse on a cigarette lighter?

It’s the fuse labeled ” PWR OUTLET “. It is a 15A fuse. Hope figuring this out will help someone else save some time. Patch999, Johnboyb1980, 4x4_Angel and 3 others like this. T-Rex266 Independentoffroad who? That’s cute. Staff Member Weird. “CIG” is supposed to run the cigarette lighter. 4x4_Angel likes this. Black Wolf Got RF/Microwave? CALIT4U

Is it OK to blow fuse on cigarette lighter?

Maybe one of thos popped before the under dash fuse popped There is another fuse for it under the hood, but it only powers the relay coil, so it shouldn’t blow even if you overload the outlet.

Is there a way to get constant power from a cigarette lighter?

However, the relay could be bad… you can check by jumpering the 2 wider terminals of it with a pair of 1/4″ spade terminals on a couple inches of 12-ga wire. You can also leave it like that to get constant power even with the truck off. There is also a non-replaceable ‘fusible link’ type thing on the back of each outlet, or so I’ve heard.

What does no light mean on cigarette lighter?

No light or volts indicates a broken wire between the fuse and the lighter socket or a broken ground wire from the chassis to the socket. In this test we’re only concerned with the power side of the circuit.

What to do if your CIG lighter is not working?

Remove the wire that is currently tied to the center of the cig ligher accessory outlet. Find a source that is power all the time. I’m going to look in the fuse box first. If found then use a Bussmann BP/HHH ATM Add-A-Fuse and tie the wire to the middle prong of the cig lighter accessory outlet. 4x4_Angel likes this. Sounds good keep me posted.

What are the outlets for a cig lighter?

The cig lighter excessory outlets are labeled ” PWR OUTLET “. CIG is for something else. If one works and the other doesnt then its not the fuse. I am actually going to be doing this with one of mine soon for charging the phone if needed when the truck is off. Remove the wire that is currently tied to the center of the cig ligher accessory outlet.