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hey i tried looking around and couldnt find anything

just wondering...

is it possible to just make a parrallel off the standard cigarette lighter?

as in split the cable near the cigarette lighter?

or would i have to hook it in straight from the battery

reason why is because my audi has cigarette lighted...but needs the coin conpartment to be open to use it

i want to make a parrallel to another 1 i will put elsewhere so i can keep that compartent closed and still use the cigarette lighters power

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Yeah you can do that. If you just want another cigarette lighter plug, just buy a female cigarette lighter socket from jaycar, splice the wires in parallel, and make sure you insulated it properly with electrical tape or heatshrink. Keep in mind that you probably shouldn't run 2x devices at the same time or you might start to blow fuses. You can uprate the fuse a little bit, but too much and you run the risk of fire.

great!!!

and u said i might wanna increase the fuse

but say i used sumthing like this

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Triple-Car-Cigarett...93%3A1|294%3A50

with its own fuse

would that be a good call?

Edited by JunglBoi

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