Can this battery be charged directly (i.e. without 12V->120V->12V adaptors) from a car cigar lighter output (12V)?
230097
You will have to get an inverter to charge from a car. Auto Zone has them, I bought one that sits in a cup holder and plugs into your cig lighter works great.
230098
No it has to be charged from 120v, get a converter for your cigarette lighter that converts 12v to 120v. Black and Decker makes a small good one that will work for under $15
230099
Nope. Not made for that. Needs an AC wall plug. There ARE chargers that run off car lighter output, but not for this battery. As the other guy said, you need a converter....
230100
I'm in disagreement with the other two, i think with the right cord it could be charged from a lighter or posibly a usb adaptor and cord. I wouldn't reccomend going direct because the output on the supplied charger is basically a trickle charger, 1000ma, and the lighter higher but with a little inginuity, it could be done. with the other ways you go from 12v to 120ac back to 12v.
651832
Can I use the car cigar lighter outlet to charge this? I have to purchase a "cigar to cigar" cable I suppose?
1980505
it's always a good idea to use 8 gauge wire directly from the battery,fused with atleast a 20 amp fuse,otherwise a cigerett lighter hookup will work. r.cox
540760
yes you can also charge from a 12volt or less source only. I have used mine in the the car
1526411
You can buy such a thing. Any piece of equipment that has the option of using a 12V Cigarette Lighter socket will naturally work. Other than that, you would need to use a 6V power regulator (which is very simple/cheap to make). I am assuming that you need something more than USB power, which already exists on the unit via USB Charge Ports. Here at Amazon, you want something like this, which is pretty easy to implement: http://www.amazon.com/Converter-Module-12v-20v-Supply-Adapter/dp/B00OTQWK9U/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1428944314&sr=8-8&keywords=12v+to+6v+power+regulator I think I will go buy one of these for myself today, thanks for bringing this up! I am sure that I can get this to fit inside and install a jack.
1878863
10 amps at 12 volts = 120 watts not 1200. At 12 volts you would need 100 amps and you sure as heck couldn't plug it in cigar lighter.
1266134
Sure ...just hook it up to the battery to monitor your voltage...you can also hook it to cigar lighter...that should direct connect to the battery when car is on
2087703
Yes and no. It depends on the car. If the car turns off the cigar lighter socket when the car is off, you should have no problem leaving it connected. If the car doesn't turn off the cigar lighter socket, then you could drain your battery if the gadgets plugged into the socket extender are left on.
1867174
I don't know about that one. I've always hooked up the 12V battery directly to the solar charger. A lighter adapter didn't come with the solar panel.
1275225
Physically connect yes. Logically no. Concern would be the fuse amperage overload (in series) and if your ciggy lighter is always closed so your battery receives a charge when ignition is turned off. It looks good physically but logics meant it likely won't work out a DA boxette.
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
193479
I believe you can charge this through the cig. lighter as long as your vehicle is running, otherwise you wld charge through 110 wall socket.
659085
A 12V battery can be charged from any 12V source including the AC charger, a car or even solar panels intended for such. Some OEMs market a cord for connecting battery packs like this to the car via the lighter outlets so they charge as you drive (the Clore ESA1 and Schumacher SAC-109 are examples). Just be sure that the lighter outlet is turned "on" while doing that so the power gets thru to the battery. Also the cars power may instantly make this battery show "full" when hooked up, but it does take time for the battery to absorb the power, so that's why they recommend charging over a long time with the AC trickle charger (or while in the car you need to leave it for 1/2 hour, yet it's still a guess as to whether or not the battery has absorbed all it can or not).
392729
Correct! you can hook up directly to a 12volt battery. It also(mine did)comes with a lighter plug as an extra option but i never use that...I just run it off of marine type batteries which i recharge when needed.
807297
Actually, I just found this accessory from NOCO that adapts it to a OBDII Connector, so you don't need to muck with the battery. http://www.geniuschargers.com/GC012 They also have a cigarette lighter adapter listed. http://www.geniuschargers.com/GC003
1854232
http://www.tmart.com/100V-AC-to-12V-DC-Car-Cigarette-Lighter-Socket-Charger-Outlet-Adapter-US-Plug-Black_p184571.html?fixed_price=us_us&utm;_source=base&utm;_medium=organic&utm;_term=88012354&utm;_campaign=product&gclid;=CN_8pNnl_bsCFecRMwodBiAABwCigarette lighter only, but link above is an example of an adapter you can buy that should work for you
1622282
No the cord is connected to a 12V source; e.g., cigarette lighter in the car. You will be able to modify to use the battery terminals if you modify the connection.