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--- electrical:12v:ports [2023/02/06 17:32]
frater_secessus [the cigarette outlet]
+++ electrical:12v:ports [2024/11/26 16:36] (current)
frater_secessus [the cigarette outlet]
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 [[https://amzn.to/3efQlRr|{{ https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81u2V1SiFkL._AC_UY218_ML3_.jpg?175}}]]
-The most common 12v outlet is the cigarette lighter outlet.  The [[https://amzn.to/34wcUNa|version shown here]] has [[electrical:usb|USB outlets]] built in, also.
+The most common 12v outlet is the cigarette lighter outlet.  Some are **powered only when the engine is running**((technically when the key is turned at least to the ACCessory position)); you can take 10A from these at will.  Some are **powered all the time**; you might charge a phone battery off these.  Larger loads could deplete/damage the starter battery.
+If you are installing a ciggy port from scratch some, like  the [[https://amzn.to/34wcUNa|version shown on the right]] have [[electrical:usb|USB outlets]] built in.
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   * large
   * typically limited to 10A or so
-  * notoriously unreliable, although [[https://amzn.to/2yPXqYr|Blue Sea makes a locking marine version]] that is robust
+  * notoriously unreliable connections, although [[https://amzn.to/2yPXqYr|Blue Sea makes a locking marine version]] that is robust
 If you must use a ciggy port considering plugging in a [[https://amzn.to/2TrtwUZ|wired extension/splitter]] as a sacrificial lamb.  *When* the port dies it will be the replaceable extension and not the built-in port. The *wired* part is important, since it will flex and place no strain on the port.

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