I have a BMW that reads the sockets should not exceed 140 watts at 12 volts. Is it safe to use this one with these measurements via cigarette socket?
215991
You should be fine. They are made to work on an automotive 12v system. I don't know the watts rating of the compressor, but the max amperage draw shouldn't exceed 11A. Your cig plug should be a 15A. I have a BMW and no issues running under load.
31814
I see there is a dc plug on mine but not sure if it is ment to be used in a cig lighter in a car I would call the company up and ask them would be best way to find out or go to radio shack or a store like that see if they have any thing like that. sorry i was not able to answer your question. this is a webpage to radio shack not sure if it is what ya need http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=13384949&kw=dc-12v%20adapters&origkw=DC-12V+adapters&sr=1
762626
You can do it both ways ,, but I would hard wired them ,You don't need eh DC adapter , just a plug and wired it to that for the cigarette part ,, good luck
312061
As far as I know this unit should be wired to a 12 volt battery source on your vehicle with the appropriate gauge wire in relation to the distance from the battery to the inverter. It says in the manual the size you will need. It should not be plugged into the cigarette lighter. In fact you will have to buy a wiring kit for this inverter as one is not supplied with it. The vehicle does not have to be running for this inverter to work but will have to be run intermittent to keep the battery charged.
1612759
I have a 400 watt and a 1000 watt and they do work great. Both say they will only do 300 to 400 watts with the cigarette lighter plug. You have to clamp the clamps to a battery directly to get more watts, but they should both run 350 watts fine.
1322733
You cigarette lighter socket/Aux. Socket is likely fused with a 10, 15, 20 amp fuse. An attempt to put anything in that slot and draw meaningful power from it would instantly blow that cigarette lighter socket fuse. So no.
111991
A 120 volt 300 watt inverter will draw only 2.5 amps from a 12 volt source. It is safe, most cigarette lighters are 10 amp fused. I have a 300 watt inverter from Bestek I use ALL the time camping, it works great.
624825
The current rating is what matters as you can use these at 115V as well as 12V. My application was 360W at 83V so I was running around 4.3Amps. We had no failures in multiple days (probably 20 hours worth or operation). This socket was being heated by the bulb in my application much higher that what you are planning so probably it will take 50W at 12V with no problem.
818312
I only have used the cig. socket to plug in in the car. If that is what you mean.
823658
The cigarette lighters are 'internationally sized'. The other end of this cable is a quick connect or SAE plug. They are used to connect battery chargers directly to the motorcycle. But looking it up on Amazon, BMW seems to have some sort of "accessory plug", which is not typically found at other motorcycle brands. There is an adapter available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-Charger-Plug-for-BMW/dp/B004QC9SYM. I suggest to read the reviews since they give further instructions/tips... Anyway, looking at the image, the contacts of this BMW plug will not work with a cigarette lighter intake/female plug. Assuming that the PLUS pole of this BMW plug is also in the tip, the MINUS pole of the plug would not touch the walls of a cigarette lighter plug. The MINUS poles of a lighter are these springs/clamps on the sides that hold it in place (note that the inner sleeve of a cig plug is metal for his reason). In any case, looking at this BMW adapter, your BMW should already have a (female) plug, and this cable also has a (female) plug?! So, if you bought this cable, you would need an additional cable with male connectors ("cigarette lighter to BMW (male) adapter" or similar)? In this case, you would probably save money if you only bought an "BMW to SAE cable"?
1874948
no, you must use the 12 cable supplied with the unit. You can buy an isolaled socket, and connect it at the fuse box, located at the driver or the passanger side. usualley there are some empty sockets that you can connect to. in auto shops there is an adaptor that look like a fuse, that eill fit into the fuse socket. This way there are no cables exposed.
1429933
I don't know about cigarette lighter plugs, but it works fine with all my 12v power plugs in my trailer. I use mostly to plug in a 12v fan.
616914
These inverters are only 80% efficient. That being said I would only run 100w max so you do not have any issues. Your cigarette lighter has to have a 10 amp fuse at least.It will work if you do not exceed 100-120 watts. Electronics usually have a tolerance of +/- 20%.If you hookup a fused line directly (8 gauge min) to your battery you can use the full watts capacity of this inverter.
1262563
Sorry can't help you. I use mine on my Boxster. I do use the lighter socket as the charge port with no problem and pass the cord through a slight opening of the passener side window while parked in the garage. As I have it set up, the Battery Tender functioned flawlesslyl I did have to change out the original Porsche lighter socket since Porsche, back when I purchased my car, did not use the standared sized lighter socket.
1226819
The cigarette socket to 5.5x2.5 male connector adapter plugs directly into the BP160 output port. If you want to use the Z6 cable to extend from the BP160 to the adapter, you'll need the cigarette socket to 5.5x2.5 female connector adapter instead. Be sure to move the BP160 selector switch to 12V before hooking a 12V device up to the adapter.
767758
I'm looking at the box and it only says that it's good for 12 volt cigarette socket. The only problem I have is the USB port is on the the bottom. It defines itself as a 4 port DC socket. Sorry it took me so long to get back with a reply.
2031070
Never tried this before......but I have plugged many household devices into a 12 volt car adapter and they worked fine. I would suggest while toasting hot dogs...have the vehicle motor running.