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Post by bchcky on May 16, 2005 20:20:02 GMT -3
for starters i have a 96 zj, its got two plugs in it for items that plug into a cigarette lighter for power (cell phone charger, cb etc...). well, i blew both of them out with one of those huge million candlewatt bulbs. only, the fuses werent what went, it was the wiring somewhere in between i'm assuming. my question is, as i would like to be able to use these again, how hard would it be to get my own wires, and re-wire them? i've pulled the dash out, and i guess i could just follow the wire trail and rig new wires up? i'd like to get these working again. thanks.
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Post by chrometj on May 16, 2005 21:22:33 GMT -3
just use heavy guage wiring, you may be able to use one on a relay so you can wire it to the ignition switch to turn off with the car, i have an extra one for my cell phone that stays on all the time, wired right to the battery, but always remember to fuse it!!
mike
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Post by bchcky on May 17, 2005 1:08:19 GMT -3
so its basically like anything else powered that you would wire? i guess thats what i was looking for. i'll just run the positive through a fuse and to a power source, and ground the negative, and i should be good to use those power sources again?
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Post by chrometj on May 17, 2005 7:07:03 GMT -3
watcha powering there? those 1203913 candle power lights? hehe...or a cell phone, I did what you want to do and it works great for muhh ceelll phoonee
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Post by slab42 on May 17, 2005 10:18:33 GMT -3
make sure the fuse is as close to the power source as possible. the purpose of the fuse it so protect the wire. If the fuse is near the cig lighter, and the wire gets grounded out between the power source and the fuse, you will have melted wire on your hands, or even worse, fire. Also, what is the power rating of the light you have? it should not be enough to burn out your cig lighter plugs if it is designed to use them... check the fuse INSIDE the male cig lighter plug on your light. If you really want to rewire them, go ahead, but like mike said, use a decent size wire (14awg would be enough, unless it is a long run, then maybe 12awg) and fuse it properly.
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Post by bchcky on May 17, 2005 18:46:33 GMT -3
yeah, no i'm done powering that huge bulb, i just want to be able to use it for "normal stuff" again, like cell phone charger and radar detector and the likes.
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