can i use the cigarette lighter without turning the ignition on,i need to charge a security light up over night
Feb 2, 2013 at 3:09 PM
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DRCRANKNWRENCH
CAR REPAIR CONTRIBUTOR
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Some manufacturers leave their lighter or 12V power supply sockets hot all the time and some do not and sometimes it is a combination. You will just have to try and see if there is power by using the cigarette lgihter, if so equpipped, to test the socket with igntion off.