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Craig, heavy resistance or other loads are precisely those that a 12v cigarette lighter outlet shouldn't be handling
In Response To: pretty harsh words for those poor plugs ()
You need a lot of watts to pop corn or dry hair. If you have a high capacity battery charger for your laptop, then don't let the battery run way down because the little 12v cigarette lighter wasn't intended for long-term use at those watt transfering conditions.
For a small, continuing load, they do work -- within limits.
Power (watts) = Volts x Amps.
Most of these outlets have very low rated capacity in continous use.
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- pretty harsh words for those poor plugs
- I didn't mean to hurt their poor little old feelings! ;o)
- Craig, heavy resistance or other loads are precisely those that a 12v cigarette lighter outlet shouldn't be handling
- I see your point
- I've never seen an laptop draw more than 6A
- I didn't mean to hurt their poor little old feelings! ;o)
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