cigarette lighter problem
#1
05-13-2007, 12:29 PM
cigarette lighter problem
I was using one of those splitters in my cigarette lighter and I had a problem with the fuse in the unit itself going out. I put a larger size fuse in it but this time when it went out it wasn't the fuse or the breaker. Any suggestions?
#5
05-28-2007, 11:11 AM
It worked well until it kept snapping the fuse in the splitter I was using. I'm sure I had it overloaded. I then put a much larger fuse in the splitter itself, only this time when it quit working the fuse was still good and the fuse in the breaker box is still good also. My question is...What else could have went wrong?
#6
05-29-2007, 12:38 AM
Originally Posted by randyc
It worked well until it kept snapping the fuse in the splitter I was using. I'm sure I had it overloaded. I then put a much larger fuse in the splitter itself, only this time when it quit working the fuse was still good and the fuse in the breaker box is still good also. My question is...What else could have went wrong?
a fuse is designed to be the "weak link" in an electrical circuit. when you strengthen that weak link... something else becomes the weak link is the normal outlet able to power a component (like a cell phone charger)? if the answer is yes, then plug that same component into the splitter. 1. if the component powers up in the normal outlet, but doesn't power up in the splitter... the splitter is cooked or 2. if the component doesn't power up in the normal outlet, and the fuse is hot on both contacts, you have a burnt wire/connector, probably at the lighter plug
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#9
06-24-2007, 03:56 AM
What kind of truck is it? Which plug is it (In the front or in the Sleeper).
If it is a Volvo and it is the sleeper, then you have to pull the access panel for the main fuses, and then there is a second panel that you can access which is for the high current fuses. The second panel is right under the cup holder, you just pull that off and you can access the second fuse panel.
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#10
06-25-2007, 11:20 PM
Sounds like a wire burnt out now..With the bigger fuse...Of course you could just stick some 10gauge wire in the fuse box
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