Cigar lighter voltage

Posted By Richard 8 Years Ago

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Richard	Posted 8 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Week Posts: 399, Visits: 81.0K	Will a six volt cigar lighter handle a twelve volt system. I want to use it for various plug in lighter applications. Thanks, Richard
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Richard	Posted 8 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Week Posts: 399, Visits: 81.0K	My car is converted to 12volt. So this should be ok. Still I am going to test it on an old lighter ( I just bought and NOS lighter ) Also like the idea of extra 12 v element hidden under the dash or maybe just use that . thanks for all your advice Richard
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