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[redhotminilewis]

i baught a cigerette lighter today for £2 but dont know whether i should connect it to a permanant live wire or to the temporary live wire (ignition)

what should i do? does it really make a difference where i connect it?

cheers

[liirge]

theres a fitting guide on Minifinity (Hope this is allowed)
http://www.minifinit...e...207&t=77888

[shorty]

clicky

edit * dang i got beat lol*

this might help.

but it also says to use 42 amp wire but i couldnt find it anywhere so i wouldnt go by everything it says lol

id say wire it to ignition as your only really going to use it when the car is on.

(this will also help me decide when i come to wire mine in)

Edited by shorty, 01 June 2009 - 11:12 PM.

[liirge]

hee hee, oh Midnight and nothing to do!

[shorty]

indeed

i bet you have it bookmarked just like me.

only thing wrong with that guide is that it only tells you where to wire the live wire to...no pictures for simpletons like me

[redhotminilewis]

Wow, i thought it was just the case of wacking the positive to the ignition wire and sticking the negative somewhere else lol. how i was wrong

it seems pretty difficult on there.

is it difficult?

[redhotminilewis]

hee hee, oh Midnight and nothing to do!

yeah well no school kinda rocks because i dont have to go to bed till like 3 and then i can roll out of bed at 2ish. gives me alot of spare time so coming up with little projects keeps me happy

[johnbest981]

Wow, i thought it was just the case of wacking the positive to the ignition wire and sticking the negative somewhere else lol. how i was wrong

it seems pretty difficult on there.

is it difficult?

well, it really is. just put a fuse in with the positive wire.
Then its pretty much as you said.

simples.

john.

[redhotminilewis]

Ok as i got bored i drew a diagram of my understanding of this curcuit on paint.

here be the diagram:



is this correct?

and what fuse does it need to be?

Hope you like my artwork

[liirge]

Not bookmarked on my Browser, but i knew where to go straight away when i saw the question!
Yer those lighters can demand a hell of alot of amps if used to Light cigs, so its worth doing it properly!

[shorty]

less than the amp size of whatever wire you plan on using

[johnbest981]

Correct!

Gah, beaten too it!

Edited by johnbest981, 01 June 2009 - 11:36 PM.

[shorty]

if using 45 amp wire as minifinity guide says to then run a 35 amp fuse

me being me and taking advice of motorworld man will be trying 27amp wire with a 15amp fuse

THIS COULD BE INTERESTING haha

[liirge]

Yer be sure to make the Fuse amps smaller than the Capacity of the wire, obviously it would be alittle pointless

[redhotminilewis]

Woo!

just a few quick questions in addition to my others

what colour ignition wire should i be connecting to?

where do i get one of these fuse things cheaply? as im poor

o and thank you very much for all the quick replies and knowledge crammed into this post.

made my day lol