Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter

[NSWESP]

Just wondering about the saftery of the 3 socket power boards for the 12v cigarette lighter socket in my 2008 VW Golf. Parents wont allow me to modify the car in ANY way so i need to use one to power everything for my mobile shack.

Thanks

[N0YFE]

The first question I have is what are you looking at powering. A rough guess would be you have a 10 amp fuse for the outlet and if all the items you wish to use add up below 10 amps you should be fine.

[NSWESP]

Originally Posted by N0YFE

The first question I have is what are you looking at powering. A rough guess would be you have a 10 amp fuse for the outlet and if all the items you wish to use add up below 10 amps you should be fine.

Looking at powering:
Uniden RH96
Uniden Bearcat External Speaker
either the Uniden 396T or UBC72XLT

The 396T will normally be in the boot powered of its own power plug in the boot (trunk) with cords running up front to the RH96 and speaker while the 72XLT will be up front with its own power and using the internal speaker.

[Wyandotte]

Originally Posted by NSWESP

Looking at powering:
Uniden RH96
Uniden Bearcat External Speaker
either the Uniden 396T or UBC72XLT

The 396T will normally be in the boot powered of its own power plug in the boot (trunk) with cords running up front to the RH96 and speaker while the 72XLT will be up front with its own power and using the internal speaker.

Use just one cigarette plug, and run it to a terminal strip mounted somewhere, then power the three radios off the terminal strip. And don't forget in-line fusing. (I know that was said before, but it's worth repeating).

[NSWESP]

Is that just using one of the plugs that has 1 Male and 3 Female inlets? What is this about the fuse too??

[w8jjr]

Originally Posted by NSWESP

Is that just using one of the plugs that has 1 Male and 3 Female inlets? What is this about the fuse too??

Most have a in-line fuse in the tip. Just get a good one.

Ive used the 12VDC 3-Outlet Car Power Adapter - RadioShack.com
for many years.

[NSWESP]

Perfect, I ordered one on ebay, if it doesnt look good when i get it i will relegate it to spare and get a good one at a hardware store or similar.