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Andy Wade wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Andrew Gabriel wrote:
The cigarette lighter plug gets very hot though.

I'm not surprised - they're rated at 10 amps. ;-)

And are generally crap. I find it surprising that the automotive
industry hasn't come up with a better 12 V accessory connector by now.

Absolutely. I hate the things.

Most aspects of car electrics have improved hugely since the 1960s, but
that and the old car radio aerial plug remain as dinosaurs.

Mine has F-type. ;-)

A 30 A rated connector using a system of fused plugs would be good...

I suppose that's probably the reason the cigar lighter ones have continued
- easy design to have a readily changeable fuse in.

But how often would you need a 30 amp take off inside the car? The common
need is for things like phone chargers and I-pods. So a much smaller
connector would be fine. I fitted a standard 2.5mm power connector for the
Tom-Tom in the dash top and incorporated the charger out of sight. Having
a cable draped over the dash really annoyed me.

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