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Wiring in an extra cigar lighter socket
Fourby:
I use a Starter Pack with a 12v ciggy lighter socket to power my cool box.
I plug the starter pack into the 12v Feed in the boot then plug the coolbox into this.
It charges the starter pack when driving and then works like an auxilary battery for the coolbox when stopped. however it does run down the starter pack quite quickly!
The starter pack always lives in the car with or without the coolbox attached.
Frankie-Boy:
I bought an electronic gizmo that goes inline and shuts the fridge off if the voltage level drops below a certain level, it should leave your battery with adequate power to kick the engine into life.
You just plug the gizmo into the cigar socket and the fridge plugs into that, easy really.
Only one problem though, I cant think where I got it from. :cry:
Steven:
I'm going to go with the easy way the said by thermidorthelobster...
--- Quote ---The easiest thing is to run 2 wires off the battery, through a fuse rating slightly higher than your fridge, along the chassis rails and into the body. Then solder or crimp on a Maplins lighter socket, plug in and go.
--- End quote ---
Forgetting the fridge idea, what fuse would you recomend if I was wirring in a 2 way socket? Also could I wire in one of them switches which light up when turned on, if so how how how? :) :oops:
A normal switch I would know what to do but not the lighyt up ones :oops:
Steven:
Any electritions out there? :)
thermidorthelobster:
Pop into Maplins and have a look at their switches; you should be able to get a 12v switch that works just like a normal switch, with only 2 connections, that lights up. This sort of thing:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=43005&criteria=12v%20switch&doy=28m8
Re the fuse, what are you looking at hanging off the socket?
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