My cigar lighter power plug in my 2014 Jeep Cherokee is rated at 13 Amps.Will this be sufficient to power this radio?
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Some quick math from this site shows http://rapidtables.com/calc/electric/Amp_to_Watt_Calculator.htm 13 amps at 12 volts is 156 watts. That should be plenty for a 60 watt radio. You'd actually generally have more avaliable as the charging system runs at 13+ volts most times. Unless you want to take it out of the Jeep all the time I'd just hard wire it.
1547110
Probably not something that's 225 watts, that's about 16 amps not including losses (this is rated for 14 max). You can hook up a 12 watt CB (assuming it's made to be put in a car/truck), but I would look at the manual for both things and see the specs, specifically the maximum amps it draws and make sure it's not more than 12 (or even 10 to be safe). There's also a 20 amp version of this: Pyramid PS21KX 20 Amp Power Supply that might work better for you.
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You still should be able to use this, just put it into a 15A outley and then a 15A fuse in the holder. I used it to power a lighter I installed. I put the fuse adapter in a 15A fuse spot, ran the wire then inserted the fuse. It worked fine. Just make sure you have the right type of fuse tap.
260453
Should be no problem. Most cig plugs are 10-20 amp rated. If my math is right. 27 watts is only about 2.25 amps at 12v
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I had my techie guy measure it and it was running between 125 and 150 watts per channel - stereo at 8 ohms. I bought it to power a vintage pair of NS-10s and I have had no problems. Hope that helps.
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My husband has it in his Semi as a back-up for microwave. He has no problem with it, but I am not sure what amps are used for his cig lighter. We have used it in the pickup with no issue. I would check your fuses in the SUV and see whether the lighter uses a 15 amp or 20....
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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.
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While it supplies 12 volts what matters most is the amps required by your stereo and all (if any) accessories. The charger I have states 5 amps. The radio should list the power draw on its spec sheet. If its minimal you may get lucky but considering it looks like you want to run the radio near a household outlet there are better options that will do what your looking for. You could even consider using an old computer power supply and tap off the 12 volt line. Good luck.
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I had it installed at a car audio shop. There is a 15 amp fuse in line. I'm not sure it came with the lighter or they installed it.
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This will absolutely work using a 12v supply from your cigarette lighter I bought this little amp just so I could plug my mp3 into it I have a Ford Escort and in order to install a head unit I would have to buy a new face plate at $90.00 and with this I now can connect my mp3 and it works very well but beware of the quality of the 12v plug you use some can pick up electronic static while the cars engine is running !
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The compressor has a 15amp in-line fuse and that tells me it draws a substantial amount of current. Your cigarette lighter cannot possibly provide that load without blowing a fuse.
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Maybe you could using a 110V converter that plugs into the cigarette lighter socket. I would check with the manufacture!
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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
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Kiyo, you could used this but the wire is rated for a lower amparage rating. If you are trying to run a higher powered radio, use a larger amp fuse holder for the wire. Another option you could use is to run a relay into your system so you could used the lower amp fuse and then cause this to run your relay. Look up how to wire a relay and that shoud give you what you are looking for.
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Yes, it plugs into the cigarette lighter in my Jeep. I thought this would be exactly the same size as a car cigarette lighter, but maybe your make/model has a smaller lighter. Anyway, it does go in the cigarette lighter port.
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I don't think you'd want to power this radio with a cig charger. (It doesn't come with one) It connects to your car battery. This isn't a wimpy 5 watt Hand Talkie. I use mine as a base radio. I hooked it to a MFJ-4230 power switching box that plugs into the wall and a Tran $25.00 magnetic antenna stuck to the top of a file cabinet. I hit repeaters 65+ miles away with this radio. Kenwood makes great radios. This is a single band (2 meter) which is what I was looking for. Hope this helps.
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The wiring is small. Smaller the wire smaller the amp rating. The wire was 14gadge and I used a 15 amp in line fuse with it. I only used it for the wolo horn.