Thanks Jon & Kyle... How do you "pop out" the lighter socket? Does it just
screw out or do you have to pry it???
Also, should I worry about overloading the circuit if I use the lighter and the
CB and charger are running?
Thanks again.
Tom
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Subject: Re: DML: Goofy Electrical Questions
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 5/4/99 3:57 AM
At 08:38 AM 5/3/99 , you wrote:
>Hello Everybody! A couple of really stupid questions...
>
>1.a.) I want to hardwire a couple of things like my Streamlight charger and
>CB... The Streamlight came with a cigarette lighter adapter and the guy that
>sold it to me said all I need to do is cut the wires and run one to a power
>source and the other to ground... This sounds right to me but I thought I'd
>check first.
>
>1.b.) Assuming I just cut these wires, what's the best way to get to that
>auxiliary fuse box and how do I attach the wire??? I don't have small hands
>and
>it looks almost impossible to reach up under there and get to it. Is there
>some
>trick to it?
I'm not sure about the other questions, but here's an idea that I'll
throw at you... Instead of wiring it up at the fuse box, what about
pulling out your cigarette lighter and attaching the leads to the leads on
the back of it? (Or you could also just find the wires that run to the
cigarette lighter and tap into those.) That way you don't have to mess
with the fuse box and that huge jumble of wires, and also the power outlet
will turn on and off with the ignition, just like the cigarette lighter, so
you don't have to worry about leaving the CB on and possibly draining the
battery.
-Jon-
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