[DeTomaso] A new Pantera trivia topic: cigarette lighter

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

I'm working on a power-gasm solution to this issue, awaiting parts and
pieces via mail order. Stay tuned.

It will have 3 12v outlets, 2 USB outlets and a 30 amp blade fuse.

Michael Shortt
On Apr 15, 2012 11:39 AM, "Julian Kift" <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Does the cigarette lighter have power for the cigarette lighter? i.e.
> between the bottom pin that the lighter pushes onto and the body of the
> socket?
>
> I have encountered on a number of occasions the electrical device power
> adapters do not make contact correctly within the older lighter sockets.
> Sometimes it's a simple jiggle fix other times a different power adapter.
>
> Good luck
> Julian
>
> > From: cengles at cox.net
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:32:09 -0500
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] A new Pantera trivia topic: cigarette lighter
> >
> > Dear Forum,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                  I thought I would bring up a new topic since the blossom
> > may be off the rose of the Dipstick mystery.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                  During preparations for the Road to Phoenix, I  found
> that
> > the cigarette lighter does not have power for the CB.   Using all of my
> > remedial electrical skills and knowledge, I have power all the way to the
> > connections to the lighter plug near the ashtray.   It would seem to me
> that
> > the cigarette lighter socket is shot.    While I know that the Pantera
> > electrical system is not the most robust, I don't recall hearing that the
> > lighter sockets are particularly fragile.    I am going to hard wire a
> fix
> > around the dead socket so I should have communications.    Has anyone
> else
> > had their cigarette lighter go up in figurative "smoke"?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                              Curious, but still working on the Pantera,
> > Chuck Engles
> >
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