Can you please tell me the car car in my cigarette lighter doesnt work in my car so i cant charge my phone or anything! whats wrong with it?
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Well I had no problem mine is working very well, I suggest you to check your car for any fuse or electric problem or try it in another car's lighter to be sure what's the problem you have
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You have to connect the USB to a converter that fits into the cigarette lighter. The converter was in the box with mine, and they are readily available in stores for a few bucks.
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Some problems I've had: the plug that goes into the car receptacle has a spring that is too strong and it pushes itself back out. Same problem with the plug on some accessories. Many cars do not power the the 12v port unless the key is in the "on" position. Unless the engine is running the power port will be close to 12v. That will operate many devices but maybe not charge them. With the engine running, the charge voltage should be very close to 13.8 volts. When one of your devices needs charged try again with the engine running. Be careful with how much amps or watts total is drawn (heaters, cookers, big lights, etc at the same time). Good luck! ... Mark Some problems I've had: the plug that goes into the car receptacle has a spring that is too strong and it pushes itself back out. Same problem with the plug on some accessories. Many cars do not power the the 12v port unless the key is in the "on" position. Unless the engine is running the power port will be close to 12v. That will operate many devices but maybe not charge them. With the engine running, the charge voltage should be very close to 13.8 volts. When one of your devices needs charged try again with the engine running. Be careful with how much amps or watts total is... » Read More Some problems I've had: the plug that goes into the car receptacle has a spring that is too strong and it pushes itself back out. Same problem with the plug on some accessories. Many cars do not power the the 12v port unless the key is in the "on" position. Unless the engine is running the power port will be close to 12v. That will operate many devices but maybe not charge them. With the engine running, the charge voltage should be very close to 13.8 volts. When one of your devices needs charged try again with the engine running. Be careful with how much amps or watts total is drawn (heaters, cookers, big lights, etc at the same time). Good luck! ... Mark « Show Less
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Make sure you haven't blown the glass fuse in the cigarette lighter adaptor(little 1.5 amp fuse if I remember it correctly)That fuse is located just inside the plug that you'd insert into your lighter socket. Also make sure your cig lighter/accessory socket itself hasn't blown the fuse. If both of these are good, your unit is toast. You can get a remanufactured one from Magellan for about $80, but I have not had good luck with them (these things are notorious for going south every time you upgrade your maps).
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Norma: There are a couple of things to check first. #1 make sure that your car DC/lighter socket is actually supplying power. I know it seems obvious, but many vehicles have a fuse specifically for the car DC/lighter socket. If the fuse is blown there will be no power to anything plugged into the socket. Try plugging in another device that use the lighter socket like maybe another cell phone charger. If the phone charges then it is probably the Excelvan. Try the Excelvan in another vehicle and see if it works. Something else to look for, on the Excelvan there is a rubber gasket around the base where it plugs into the car. The gasket prevents the mount from spinning around. Make sure that the gasket is snug and that your Excelvan is snuggly inserted into your car DC/Lighter socket. Finally, check that the connection cable is securely connecting to the phone. Repeated removal of the phone from the mount might have caused an issue with the connecting cable. Hope you find a solution to your problem.
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what kind of power did you supply, it has to be a direct power source eg. you can hook it to the cigarette lighter terminals if it still does not respond try the battery terminal and change the channel , do not connect it to a cigarette lighter plug, it will not work because it need a high power source good luck
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I think you have to hook it up with your cigarette lighter or car electronics. That's why I never installed it.....There's always the possibility that I'm wrong. :)
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It's an auxilary cord and only plugs into that specific hole in your car. It will not plug into a cigarette lighter, you will probably hurt yourself trying. It's just like plugging in your headphones into any cellphone. It's a tiny connector.
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Cigarette lighter or adapter socket works. Return it , it didn't last long anyway
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I have not experienced that, so i would guess there is a problem with the battery or your charger. I know that chargers can damage a battery, so you might check that.
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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.
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I don't know but try getting a regular car charger one where u can remove the phone part to charge the phone and then u can plug in the USB part
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I have never experienced what you are, just a guess, I would ck out your charger and cable. It sounds like the charger is not working.
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I don't understand your problem. My case has an opening that fits the cable that came with the phone and I plug the USB end into the charger, which then fits into the lighter opening in the car.
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If it doesn't turn on with the vehicle, there's some kind of mechanical issue with device. It should just turn on with the car.
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Sorry, have no idea what is wrong. Mine works perfectly with my phone. I only use it to charge my phone.
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It should power on automatically when inserted into the powerpoint or cigerette lighter of your car, there are a few things you can try.1.) Test if other things power up plugged into the outlet (eg. cellphone chargers) if they don't work eather then you may have a blown fuse, depending on your vehicle there may be a fuse for your powerpoint under your hood as well as in your dashboard.2.)the device itself has a fuse that can be accessed by unscrewing the end, if it's blow you can replace it. (but the device itself costs less than a box of replacement fuses.3.) try plugging it into another car, if it still doesn't work and the fuse is good then it's broken. It should power on automatically when inserted into the powerpoint or cigerette lighter of your car, there are a few things you can try.1.) Test if other things power up plugged into the outlet (eg. cellphone chargers) if they don't work eather then you may have a blown fuse, depending on your vehicle there may be a fuse for your powerpoint under your hood as well as in your dashboard.2.)the device itself has a fuse that can be accessed by unscrewing the end, if it's blow you can replace it. (but the device itself costs less than a box of replacement fuses.3.) try plugging... » Read More It should power on automatically when inserted into the powerpoint or cigerette lighter of your car, there are a few things you can try.1.) Test if other things power up plugged into the outlet (eg. cellphone chargers) if they don't work eather then you may have a blown fuse, depending on your vehicle there may be a fuse for your powerpoint under your hood as well as in your dashboard.2.)the device itself has a fuse that can be accessed by unscrewing the end, if it's blow you can replace it. (but the device itself costs less than a box of replacement fuses.3.) try plugging it into another car, if it still doesn't work and the fuse is good then it's broken. « Show Less