I would think cigarette lighter socket in car is not on when ignition key in car is not turned on.Have to hot wire charger or cig lighter socket?
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Yes, I got a lighter socket from Radio Shack and wired it directly to the car battery. Just takes a small hole through the firewall to the engine compartment to run the wire. Then mountit under your dash. Works Great. Make sure to buy the large enough panel! (next size up from this one.
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ALMOST all cig. liter/power outlets are wired direct to 12v source bypassing the ignition switch
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It depends on whether the lighter switch remains on or off after you turn off your car. In my case, it goes off, and so is the charger
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Surely you have a car charger that you can plug into your vehicle's 12 VDC outlets. If the device (phone, etc.) is not showing that it is charging when the charger is plugged into an outlet, then turn on the key to verify that the charger is functional. If it charges only when the ignition is ON, then you have your answer.On my vehicle, the only outlet with power when the ignition is OFF is the one at the rear hatch.
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Use a voltage meter to check for 12v at the connection between the long wire and the short wire going to the heater. If you do have 12v there then there is a problem with the heater itself. Otherwise I think there is a fuse in the part that plugs into the cigarette lighter. The circuit that supplies the cigarette lighter usually also has a fuse on it.
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My outlet stays on when my vehicle is turned off. Most outlets are not powered when ignition is off in which case the lights would not work.
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It depends on if your cigarette lighter goes off when the igniton goes off. Or you can find a YouTube video that shows you how to wire it up to the fuse box inside your car.
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If it is the same as mine, the light is only on when it is providing charge to the car. It is not on all the time.
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I see there is a dc plug on mine but not sure if it is ment to be used in a cig lighter in a car I would call the company up and ask them would be best way to find out or go to radio shack or a store like that see if they have any thing like that. sorry i was not able to answer your question. this is a webpage to radio shack not sure if it is what ya need http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=13384949&kw=dc-12v%20adapters&origkw=DC-12V+adapters&sr=1
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If one of your cigarette or power outlets is not working check your fuses for them they are tied into the same circut as the obd2 port and if the fuse is blown the obd2 port will not have power.
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the only fuse is with your cig. lighter outlet; make sure another piece of eqpt. works there and if not replace the fuse in your fuse block for the cig. liter
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It depends how your car is grounded. For me there is a bad ground loop that makes noise while charging from the cigarette outlet.
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Not that I know of. Check your lighter fuse or try it in another car...should work. takes a little while to warm up.
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Cigarette lighter or adapter socket works. Return it , it didn't last long anyway
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No. Based on what your saying, with key off cigarette lighter is disconnected from the battery, it must connected to the battery to charge it.
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Ok so most modern cars only supply power to the cigarette plugs and radio when the ignition is turned halfway to accessory mode. To answer your question, on my Toyota it will not drain unless the key is turned to accessory. There is an indicator light that will also let you know when it is receiving power. My dads old ford would supply power without the key in. So double check with the blue light. And u can always plug it in halfway so it doesn't draw power
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I'm no expert, but these battery chargers are designed to be connected to the battery directly. I would suspect the cigarette lighter has an in-line fuse somewhere between the lighter and the battery that may be below the amperage designed for charging.
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Thats odd. I had no such issue. I would have a look on Google and see if there are any forums that show such issues with your car / model. Did you start car before plugging in? What happens then?