Will this work on my 2001 Dodge Caravan cigarette lighter? ? I only use it once a week and the battery is usually dead.
51213
Yes, absolutely, that is what it is made for, just make sure you put it where sunlight gets to it and of course battery has to be reasonably good to retai the charge.
51214
Only if the battery is in good condition. It will not charge a low or bad battery. In fact the instructions have a warning that states battery damage will result if used on a battery that is not fully charged. It does have a lighter adapter.
51215
I would recommend getting a electrical charger. This one is more for something that you don't drive very often like a atv or a lawnmower. This only being 2.4 watts, isn't powerful enough to charge a car battery. It's really just for maintaining. I bet it would take a long time to fully charge a car battery.
2185049
yes some newer cars the cigarette lighter won't work with the battery tender, but it does work great by connecting directly to Battery
1172797
The voltage is wrong you need a 12v panel directly to the car battery. Most cigarette lighters are off when the key is out. The purpose of those panels is to keep the power up and defray the loss of power from the car not being started each week.
1140917
Mine worked for a week and stopped working...not a happy camper(Make sure your battery is in the right direction, it should spark by pressing button w/o being connected)
2002410
I never heard of buying a battery to use this thing. we simply plug it in to a cigarette lighter outlet in the Airstream and it runs off the trailer battery and the two batteries in the Dodge.
1022150
I think this would work on any car, however please have it put on by a professional service. Also ensure that the car is used each day, as if it sits for a two to three days without use, it can drain the battery for some reason. On my 07 Camry I had to disconnect it as it was draining a new battery.
913713
probably yes, but be careful. This unit installed so easily, works great, looks good, but right after installing it the battery in my 2001 Ranger went dead after a few mornings. Replaced the battery but was dead again the next morning. So I removed the fuse to the unit and my truck battery retained normal charge. My Mechanic told me this unit is an "after-manufacture-date item" and is a "parasitic battery drain". I fixed by installing an off switch in series with the fuse to the unit that I can turn it off over night. Not optimal as the unit does not now retain CD memory place or the correct time when I turn it back on.
2170553
I'm not sure Kim. I have a truck that has 2 extra plug in's beside the cigarette lighter. Worked the first time I used it. Haven't used it to often, wanted it there just in case. I would suggest you get a hold of Amazon or the company that makes it, and ask for a replacement.
339236
if you have a cigarette lighter then it will work.....but you need to ask the person that is selling it....it didn't work for me more than 5 months...the power cord stopped working.
532590
All I can say is that it has worked on my 2002 Trail Blazer (6cyl) after I used it to start My Mercedes Benz Diesel without a recharge, both dead flat. My Best guess would be yes. Its a pretty amazing little gizmo.
1556266
If your Cb radio runs on 5 amps 12volts and uses a positive polarity tip cigarette lighter adapter then I'd say yes...Make sure what your Cb radios power rating is first so you don't fry anything.
1475771
Yes it will works great in running your cd players and scanners and what else you can think of it will work just plug it in to your lighter and it will do the job.
1887437
Well your batteries are wired parallel sop they're is no parasite with voltage. I don't know if the truck uses a contactor for a starting battery and an operating battery our both full time, but either way the cigarette adapter will work if it has power to it
908750
This unit will work on any 12V lead acid type battery no matyter what it is in/on. If you don't drive the car often just hook up the alligator clips. If you store it get the cord that will tie to the battery and run it out under the hood of car and simply unplug when you want to drive the car.
138837
It would work however the power drain on a standard car battery would use up any charge it had really quickly. You need to hook it up to a deep cycle battery, like a RV battery. The charges last a lot longer, but they also cost $200-$400.
1265235
Your car has to be able to charge the battery that way so i'd check your owners manual just to be safe if you havent already. but we had a Toyota Prius and the ignition battery died so bought this and a quick jump kit. we jumped it from the cig lighter anytime the car wouldn't start. we never left it plugged in longer than to start the car. hope this helps!
208713
If 1) the lighter is "on" all the time and 2) you don't run the car to charge the battery at least every 3 or 4 days, yes, it can run the battery down. It's happened to me a few times. But most people run their car at least every day or two, so it's generally not a problem. Or unplug it from the lighter at the end of each day.