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| | | | Joined: Jan 2023 Posts: 118 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2023 Posts: 118 | I have a 1950 3100 truck with a 6 volt system, the cigarette lighter doesn't work. There is power to the socket but it doesn't heat up the elements on the lighter itself. So either the socket is bad or the lighter element is bad, or both.
My question is will a 12 volt cigarette lighter (complete) work.
Jim
1950 chevy shortbed 3100, 216 with a 3 on the tree.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | No, it will never get hot. Just buy a 6v lighter element and screw it onto your knob.
Evan
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | I NEVER hookup lighters. Just leave it for looks. No smoking in my rides and it makes me nervous to have somethng red hot/FIRE hot.
Using the socket for a power port is another story.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 2,436 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 2,436 | Using the socket for a power port is another story. Me too. I have a 5 amp fuse on my lighter circuit and pulled the heating coil from the lighter to prevent the fuse from blowing if someone pushes in the lighter. 5 amps is plenty to run my phone charger or the 12 volt LED trouble light I keep under the seat.
'57 GMC 102, Original 347 V8, HydraMatic, 3.08 rear gear, added A/C, disk front brakes, HEI, AFB carb, '98 Honda Black Currant paint. T-boned and totaled 10/12
'52 GMC 152 Stake Bed, Original 228, SM420, added A/C, HEI, disk front brakes, '67 Chev 3.55 rear gear. Gets used as a real truck.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,004 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,004 | Oh I got min all hooked up glowing red hot like original
I’m not super worried about it
I have never had issues with them in any vehicle I own
I do use it as a power port for charging phone
I never actually use the lighter
No fuse, big wire right to the +6 at the starter
The wire is the fuse - lol
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