 lighter, cig lighter not working |
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 Jan 5, 2003 - 11:31 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Oct 24, '02 From pennsylvania Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
yesterday i was inflating one of my tires with a compressor that plugs into the lighter and all of a sudden it stopped working. i thought it was the compressor but i checked and it wasnt. i also checked the fuse box next to the driver side door but no fuses were blown. any ideas as to why this is not working? i just bought neons and was going to hook them up to it so i need it to work. anything will help
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Jan 5, 2003 - 11:57 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
try checking to see if the back of the lighter burnt out.
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Jan 6, 2003 - 12:16 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '02 From pennsylvania Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i took the whole thing out ond checked it out everything looked ok to me i even took it apart anc cleaned it.
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Jan 6, 2003 - 12:32 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 13, '02 From So Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
it could be the compressor....my dad's compressor plugs into the cig lighter too and it has an auto shut-off after 10 minutes..
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Jan 6, 2003 - 5:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '02 From pennsylvania Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
its not the compressor. the lighter doesnt even work
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Jan 6, 2003 - 10:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '02 From Alabama Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Get a tester and check to see if power is going threw the cord that plugs into the lighter. Atleast that will tell you where the problem is.
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Jan 6, 2003 - 10:57 PM
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Fuse.
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Jan 9, 2003 - 7:28 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Sydney, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yeh I'm with fallen hero. Get a 12 volt tester. They are cheaps as chips. I got mine for $1.60 AUD which is about 80 cents US.
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Jan 10, 2003 - 2:58 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 25, '02 From London- England Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Heres what to do, If the Cig/Rad spade fuse in the panel
(drivers side by boot release) hasn't blown then your going to have to pull out the centre panel surrounding the gearstick gator. The female socket of the cig lighter has 2 connectors to it, one is the illuminator, the other is the power supply.Remove these and the centre panel should be free to move.Turn it round, heres the tricky bit.There is a tiny fuse attatched at the back of the female socket, it looks like a tiny tantalum capacitor.This will almost certainly have burned out.Its held in by 2 crimps.Your gonna have to bend these crimps, remove the fuse and replace with a short piece of suitable guage wire and press the crimps back to grip the wire.Reconnect all connectors and replace fittings.your cig lighter should work now, Jon |
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Jan 14, 2003 - 1:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '02 From pennsylvania Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
thanks jontechie. i just did what you said and it worked. thanks for your help.
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Jan 19, 2003 - 6:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 25, '02 From London- England Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
No problem....
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