when I plug it into the wall socket the red light turns on, but when I plug it into the car cigarette outlet it does not light on , defective unit ?
1015912
Cigarette port works with car accessories. Hence turn on the car accessories, using the car key. If u not sure, to be positive, start the car then try the charger. If u still have the problem do the following. 1. Make sure your cigarrette port works by heating the cigarretta lighter that come with it. 2. Check the fuse for the duracell cigarretta charger (the tip screws off to reveal it) . NOTE: once the charger works with the house outlet, then the charger is not defective. The problem lies with the power from the car not getting to the charger.
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Verify that the outlet it's plugged into is good would be the first thing to check. Mine has worked all the time with no trouble but if the outlet is good and working then look on the unit for a fuse maybe but not sure what else to check unless you take it to an electrical technician.
2096810
I have 2 of them. Both work good. No issues so far. If it plugs in to a cigarette plug socket it will plug in to this. So I don't see what not.
432665
any time the unit is plugged in the red light will come on. After the unit is plugged in a few minutes the red light will go off and a white light will start to flash. The white light flashing indicates unit working properly. If red light stays on or comes on unit should be unplugged then plugged in again to reset. If red light does not go off unit is bad.
1335161
Red light comes on when charging. It doesn't sound like you have it plugged into a good power source if it died while plugged. I ran mine for 3 days plugged in then on a 7 hour drive in the car on battery. Try plugging the USB into another charger or make sure if you are using a computer that it's powering the USB port.
669524
Maybe you got one that has a broken wire. Return it and ask for a replacement. Mine worked the first time. Still powering my lighter I installed.Sorry I can't be of more help.
361316
Did you try to plug light in the other outlet? And did you reset the unit? Hope this works
813539
You need to make sure that the cigarette lighter socket has power. You may need to switch the ignition key to the on position. Just by plugging this device into a socket with power, the device will power on, without needed to press the power switch.
1129488
i was having this issue as well...but i read that there is a RED light that turns on when the battery is charging...so i played with the USB that is plugged into the unit, and found that the red light turns on when its plugged about HALFWAY in. i checked, and it IS in fact charging. try adjusting the B side of the USB (mini part thats in the actual unit) before you return it.
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Yes, there is a fuse in the plug that goes in the cigarette lighter. It comes apart after unscrewing the Philips head screw and taking of the red tip. Careful, fuse is held by a spring and may get airborn when taking plug apart. Automotive stores should have a replacement, could not read whats on the fuse but it starts with a 5. However, chances are this will happen again in which case I would send it back. I have two that still work in their second season.
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The first time I tried to charge mine it did the same thing, I moved around the charger connection to get the red light to stay on, you may have to unplug an plug in again to get the red light to stay on. The other issue that causes problems is the delay between getting a good connection and when the red light actually comes on. Plug it in and wait a few seconds to see that the red light comes on and stays on.
858887
Cigarette lighter or adapter socket works. Return it , it didn't last long anyway
879746
When you plug something into it and it does not work try resetting it. If that does not work try replacing it.
1211736
Mine worked fine. If you don't see a light inside the unit when you plug it in, either the unit is defective or it not connected properly.
356294
The lamp only work on the vehicle cigarette plug in doesn't have any battery inside to keep the light on is a conection for house outlet on amazon just look for the correct power volt
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Be sure the red light on the cooler plug (into car outlet or AC adapter socket) is lit. The cooler plug fits very loose into the AC adapter (poor design) so it's easy for a bad electrical connection to occur.
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Do you have one of the cars that require the key/engine on to power the cigarette lighter? Check and reset your auto fuse/breaker. If not tripped then bad contact/wire break somewhere. After that I have no suggestions.