robobass fired this volley in
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I maybe didn't make myself clear in my other posts, but I'm actually
kind of against cigarette lighter plugs, and am seeking an
alternative. The socket in my car is fine, btw.

Well... I have to agree... I'm against MOST of the 'plugs', but the
sockets are reasonably well-suited to the purposes for which they were
intended.

Most of the plugs, on the other hand, are cheaply made. But there are
some 'professional duty' lighter plugs, with retractile side contacts (so
there never are two 'hots' exposed on an unplugged plug), fusing, and
robust-enough construction to hold up to thousands of manual pluggings
and unpluggings.

You won't find them on WalMart hardware, though. Seldom on anything but
EMS equipment, and/or military grade stuff.

Lloyd