Question about cigarette lighter adapter - simple
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Question about cigarette lighter adapter - simple
My son wants to plug a USB adapter into the cigarette lighter in his 1988 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer.
I told him to hold off until I could check it out. Tried searching the answer on the interweb before posting here, but nothing.
Question is this: Can you plug a power adapter into an old 1988 Cherokee's cigarette lighter?
We didn't have power adapters back then (that I know of) and certainly the USB hadn't been invented. However, I don't want him to plug in this USB adapter into his lighter and have it melt into plastic flaming goo.
I know, dumb question, but better to ask first and not make a terrible mistake.
Anyone?
Thx!
Morph
I told him to hold off until I could check it out. Tried searching the answer on the interweb before posting here, but nothing.
Question is this: Can you plug a power adapter into an old 1988 Cherokee's cigarette lighter?
We didn't have power adapters back then (that I know of) and certainly the USB hadn't been invented. However, I don't want him to plug in this USB adapter into his lighter and have it melt into plastic flaming goo.
I know, dumb question, but better to ask first and not make a terrible mistake.
Anyone?
Thx!
Morph
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i'm sure someone will come up with a better answer than this :P, but the worst that could happen is blow a fuse, look at the voltage and watts that the adapter uses aswell as the usb, and the cigarette adapters wattage, etc. in my opinion i just think if it's too much it'll blow a fuse.
(p.s. don;t quote me on this, this is simply my opinion)
(p.s. don;t quote me on this, this is simply my opinion)
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Originally Posted by morpheus101010
My son wants to plug a USB adapter into the cigarette lighter in his 1988 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer.
I told him to hold off until I could check it out. Tried searching the answer on the interweb before posting here, but nothing.
Question is this: Can you plug a power adapter into an old 1988 Cherokee's cigarette lighter?
We didn't have power adapters back then (that I know of) and certainly the USB hadn't been invented. However, I don't want him to plug in this USB adapter into his lighter and have it melt into plastic flaming goo.
I know, dumb question, but better to ask first and not make a terrible mistake.
Anyone?
Thx!
Morph
I told him to hold off until I could check it out. Tried searching the answer on the interweb before posting here, but nothing.
Question is this: Can you plug a power adapter into an old 1988 Cherokee's cigarette lighter?
We didn't have power adapters back then (that I know of) and certainly the USB hadn't been invented. However, I don't want him to plug in this USB adapter into his lighter and have it melt into plastic flaming goo.
I know, dumb question, but better to ask first and not make a terrible mistake.
Anyone?
Thx!
Morph
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You should be ok. If you think about it, even for a 2000 or 2001, usb wasnt popular, especially for phones and charging.
USB standard is 5 volt max at around 900ma, however charging devices can pull up to 5 amps. You should be good to go
USB standard is 5 volt max at around 900ma, however charging devices can pull up to 5 amps. You should be good to go
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