Cigar Lighter Outlet

[smashman]

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2001 RT/10

Hi Guys,

I know very minor and probably obvious, but are both of these wires supposed to plug into the back of the cigar lighter receptacle? Mine has never worked and the round red wire was not plugged in.

Also, will the cigar lighter also work as a power outlet to charge a phone or similar?

Thanks in advance.

 

[BoondocSaint]

Not sure about the wires, mine had gone out due to a fuse. I use mine all the time to plug my phone in, no different than any other car.

 

[SHELBYVIPER]

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2001 RT/10

Hi Guys,

I know very minor and probably obvious, but are both of these wires supposed to plug into the back of the cigar lighter receptacle? Mine has never worked and the round red wire was not plugged in.

Also, will the cigar lighter also work as a power outlet to charge a phone or similar?

Thanks in advance.

Yes the red round plug goes into the middle stud and the black ground wire slides onto the flat connector.

 

[smashman]

Thanks very much for the responses, guys. Very appreciated.

 

[maverickagm]

I recently replaced mine as well. For what it's worth, the cigar lighter fuse can blow when disconnecting and reconnecting the battery. Also, power to the cigar lighter is always available, even without the key in or turned to accessory. So just don't leave something plugged in that has a parasitic drain.

Edit: That's the behavior or my 93. I suppose Gen 2 could be different....

 

[smashman]

I plugged both wires in and the cigar lighter does work now. It's a shared 25amp fuse on mine, I can't recall now what else is on that circuit. I'll check it tomorrow and see if it's always hot or not.

Thanks for the response!

 

[smashman]

I checked and the fuse says it's for Cigar Lighter & Hazard, and it is hot all the time. Question: If I have a little USB port charging adaptor plugged into the socket but nothing plugged into the adaptor, does it still draw power?

 

[BoondocSaint]

I have a phone holder/usb plug that has a little screen on it. I always unplug it, becasue I don't want it to stay lit up and drain the battery. Not sure how long I'd have to leave it plugged in to matter, but it's easy to unplug it and not take the chance. Other adapters could be safe to leave plugged in, mileage may vary.

 

[smashman]

Makes sense. The one I have is just a little stubby plug and has no lights or anything on it, so probably will be OK. I suppose I could plug it in and then test the fuse with an amp hound or multimeter and see if it's drawing. Thanks for the reply!