Ok probably a dumb question but if I wanted to test the outlet with a meter how would I do it? Find a body ground and then lut the red prob to the center of the outlet?
What goes bad the outlet or the plug in lighter?
Thanks!
Wade
1972 Mach 1 351 cj 4speed
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Yes, that's the right way to test it. I like to tape the sides of the probe so I don't cause a short. The lighter element is most likely to go bad. Some lighter sockets have a screw-on fuse on the end, where the wire connects to.
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(03-17-2018, 11:57 AM)Don C Wrote: Yes, that's the right way to test it. I like to tape the sides of the probe so I don't cause a short. The lighter element is most likely to go bad. Some lighter sockets have a screw-on fuse on the end, where the wire connects to.
It is continuous voltage right? How many volts should it read?
Also, There was a dime stuck down in the bottom of my outlet. Is that some kind of bubba fix???
Thanks!
Wade
1972 Mach 1 351 cj 4speed
"We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it."--Thomas Jefferson
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12V at the cigarette lighter.
I test it my pushing in the element, pulling it out, and feeling if it is hot or not...
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(03-17-2018, 12:24 PM)midlife Wrote: 12V at the cigarette lighter.
I test it my pushing in the element, pulling it out, and feeling if it is hot or not...
I dont have the element. I will have to buy a new one. or just get a USB plugin for it.
Thanks!
Wade
1972 Mach 1 351 cj 4speed
"We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it."--Thomas Jefferson
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03-17-2018, 01:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-17-2018, 01:44 PM by Don C.)
The dime is not a fix, it likely caused a short, blowing a fuse or burning up a wire. And yes, on our cars it has voltage all the time, whether the key is off or on.
“If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.”
--Albert Einstein
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