[bars] Cigarette lighter malfunction.

[apizer at comcast.net]

I you do get one of those plugs, cut any wires flush and wrap the terminals in good electrical tape (3M/Scotch 33; 88 etc.) so you don’t short to anything.

-Art

 

 

From: bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> On Behalf Of apizer at comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2023 10:05 PM
To: 'Joanne Dolan' <dolans.family at gmail.com>; 'BARS Reflector' <BARS at w1hh.org>
Subject: Re: [bars] Cigarette lighter malfunction.

 

Hi Joann,

I too, like Geoff, use a Bioenno (not cheap) battery, but only for HF portable (POTA, FD, etc) when I am running 100 Watts and drawing up to 20 A.  For my 2 meter/440 mobile, I still use a cigar type plug but it is a heavy duty one with binding posts and can handle 10 A and is vented to dissipate heat. RadioShack used to sell them but they are still available on Amazon. See link below.  Or maybe Electronics Plus in Littleton, You-Do -It in Needham, auto parts stores or truck stops have them.

Art

NF1A

https://www.amazon.com/48-521-Cigarette-Lighter-Plug-Binding/dp/B08PPSQZKQ

 

From: bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org <mailto:bars-bounces at w1hh.org> > On Behalf Of Joanne Dolan
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2023 4:22 PM
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Subject: [bars] Cigarette lighter malfunction.

 

It got so hot that the plastic melted and the soldered joint disconnected from the metal but the fuses still good.

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