Cigarette Lighter Sockets

[holden4th]

Another query: On my GU IV DX I can only find one lighter socket for a power source and when I head off to the west in April next year I will need a lot more than that to run my fridge etc. I am really surprised that Nissan appears to have inserted only one power supply source in a vehicle that is definitely for serious off road work. So my questions are:

Is there another power source that I have missed? (I could survive on two)

Can I run a double socket from the socket in the front or will this be too much?

What set up do you have to overcome this issue?

Many thanks

[flemj]

Hi Wal,

It will depend on how big your fridge is and do you have a second battery. Have a look in DIY

John

[my third 256]

have a look at this on e bay if you dont want to make your own . there are a lot more types also GU PATROL REAR PANEL POWER METER AND SOCKETS COMPLETE
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/Car-Truck...ts_Accessories

[Maxhead]

It must be a DX think. The ST comes with 3 as standard. 2 at front and 1 at the back. I also mounted another 2 running from the second battery to run my fridge,etc.
eBay is your friend here mate...lol

[DX grunt]

Just a question on this subject..........

I've been told it's better to install a 2 pin plug and have a ciggy lighter hanging off that. Apparently it causes less heat build up/burn out.

I don't know how true this is. Can anybody shed some light on this (figure of speech). lol

Rossco

[patch697]

Just a question on this subject..........

I've been told it's better to install a 2 pin plug and have a ciggy lighter hanging off that. Apparently it causes less heat build up/burn out.

I don't know how true this is. Can anybody shed some light on this (figure of speech). lol

Rossco

Nah....... If the power draw is that grate it courses this sort of situation, The small amount of extra air created around the plug by not having it mounted will be of little benefit im tipping Bro as a plug to suit this purpose will housed anyway.

[Yendor]

Another query: On my GU IV DX I can only find one lighter socket for a power source and when I head off to the west in April next year I will need a lot more than that to run my fridge etc. I am really surprised that Nissan appears to have inserted only one power supply source in a vehicle that is definitely for serious off road work. So my questions are:

Is there another power source that I have missed? (I could survive on two)

Can I run a double socket from the socket in the front or will this be too much?

What set up do you have to overcome this issue?

Many thanks

Cigarett lighter sockets are not really designed to run appliances such as fridges, there good for lighting your smoke or charging your mobile phone.

You will be better off running wires from your second battery to your fridge and use a good quality connector.

I personally like the Hella 2 pole connectors, but there are many other connectors suitable.

http://db.hella.com.au/cgi-bin/catal...ew&flmaint=946

http://db.hella.com.au/cgi-bin/catal...ew&flmaint=947

[Yendor]

Just a question on this subject..........

I've been told it's better to install a 2 pin plug and have a ciggy lighter hanging off that. Apparently it causes less heat build up/burn out.

I don't know how true this is. Can anybody shed some light on this (figure of speech). lol




Rossco

With any electrical circuit the less connectors/joins you have the better, less places for potential problems.

You would be better off using a better quality plug then the cig lighter socket.

[teleman]

My DX has 3. 2 in front and 1 in the back. surely they would be there...
Dual battery would be good then as well. keep checking.

[holden4th]

My DX has 3. 2 in front and 1 in the back. surely they would be there...
Dual battery would be good then as well. keep checking.

Thanks for that. Could you tell me approximately where those other two sockets are?