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Hey guys,

A while back I tried wiring some strobe lights up to my cigarette lighter, accidentally shorted it out twice and blew 2 fuses. I've since replaced them, but I still have no power to the lighter. I've tested the fuse and there seams to be power to both sides, but from there back nothing.

I was thinking maybe a short somewhere (that's how the power is flowing through the fuse) but I can't follow the wires through maze behind the dash.

I'm not the best when it comes to electronics, Being an apprentice mechanic means I'm better with a spanner then a multimeter!!

Any help woud be appreciated

Thanks,

Rhys

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there's the possibility that the wiring from the cigarette lighter to earth has melted before the fuse blew. That means you'll still have 12 V to either side of the fuse, assuming the negative probe of the multimeter/test lamp goes to a proper earth.

Hey guys,

A while back I tried wiring some strobe lights up to my cigarette lighter, accidentally shorted it out twice and blew 2 fuses. I've since replaced them, but I still have no power to the lighter. I've tested the fuse and there seams to be power to both sides, but from there back nothing.

I was thinking maybe a short somewhere (that's how the power is flowing through the fuse) but I can't follow the wires through maze behind the dash.

I'm not the best when it comes to electronics, Being an apprentice mechanic means I'm better with a spanner then a multimeter!!

Any help woud be appreciated

Thanks,

Rhys

lol man that is my biggest worry when di(king around with my wiring. Atleast it was just the cigarette lighter hey.

The mechanic who helped build the R33 I currently own tried to hook up the previous owners gauges and tacho and blew the dash and tacho.

The tacho was one of those splitfire one's with multiple gauges and flames and IT ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE. The guy I bought the car off was sh!tting his pants(and I understand) as he thought the mechanic had just fried the haltech but thank Fu(k he didnt.

Anyway sorry to hijack and good luck.

So it had VERY realistic looking flames? :P

The light works on it, I've hooked my strobe lights up to it, but there is no power at all going to the cigarette lighter. I've tested the ground and theres no problems there, also the light works on the same ground, so obviously thats not an issue. I'm going to splice it into my head unit power wire and hope that fixes it. If not... take it to an auto electrician who can fix all my dodgy wiring!!

  • 4 weeks later...

is it just ur cig lighter thats not working wen u stick it in?...my phone charger works wen i shove it in but my ciggy lighter doesnt heat up wen i press it in :P ...stuffd lighter?

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