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Wiring in an extra cigar lighter socket
freeagent:
I've done the same thing, fitted an inverter and additional power distribution box/ ciggy sockets in one of the storage bins in my boot (where one of the dickie seats would be in a 7-seater)
I ran a heavy cable (8 guage I think) along the top of the near side chassis rail (its got a 60A fuse in the engine bay, to protect the wiring and battery) then up through a handy rubber gromit in the boot floor.
This goes to a 4-way fused distribution board, which then goes to a surface mount 4-way ciggy socket, powers my hard-wired inverter and powers a second set of brake lights (switched via a relay)
When we went to morocco last year i fitted a second battery in the boot and charged it via a VSR relay.
We ran the fridge almost constantly (only switched it off when we were sleeping) and powered all sorts of bits from this set up.
Maplins sell good fuse holders and distribution bits, aimed at the scally car hi-fi market, you can pick up a heavy weight, gold plated 4-way distribution board for a tenner, which is fitted with glass fuses rated upto 100A.
Disco_Stu:
I'm a bit dense when dealing with elastictrickery I'm afraid. Stereos, alarms etc are easy - find the lives, pin switches etc.
What is a 4 way distribution board and why do I need one? :)
Stu
Disco_Stu:
--- Quote from: "thermidorthelobster" ---Stu, I've got a fairly hefty inverter (only 400W but it's pure sine wave so it's much bigger than the Maplins ones) which I've managed to house below the front passenger seat. May save some hassle.
--- End quote ---
What is the benefit of this thermi? I have one sat in the garage that a pal give me. I dont really know how it'll perform. I'll go look at the specs and maybe you can tell me.
Stu.
cardiff_gareth:
Is an inverter a fancy name for one of them boxes that connects to a live and an earth on your Disco and then you plug a standard 3 pin plug into the box. i.e. mobile plug socket :?:
Disco_Stu:
This is the one I've got.
Specs read:
Max output - 120w
Input - 10.5 > 15vdc
Output voltage - 230V/50hz
Input protection fuse 12V
Battery low alarm 10.5+/-0.5vdc
Battery low shutdown 10.0+/-0.5vdc
What do you reckon?
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