Has anyone had problems using it with the cigarette lighter. Would like to know before I buy for my husbands big rig
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We use this TV in our camper and it is plugged into the 12 volt (Cig lighter like) connection. We have not had a problem all summer.
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Absolutely no problem. We use the cigarette lighter connector for the Garmin, a converter, and an amp tester also. It's wonderful. L. Gresham
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Retired truck driver says it works fine as long as you have good, strong high voltage (at least 12-13 volts).
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I'm just a shade tree mechanic...if that. It definitely sounds like he hooked something up wrong. I did it myself and the only issue I had was with the screws that hold the fuel rails (1 snapped off at the head). Sorry I couldn't help.
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I've never tried it that way, I have a chimney starter and always use that .... I may try it the next time to see if it will work bcuz I hate lighter fluid......
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Sorry to hear that. I have a '98 Toyota Avalon w/factory stereo - the unit works flawlessly. Is there some problem with your lighter?
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I don't know about cigarette lighter plugs, but it works fine with all my 12v power plugs in my trailer. I use mostly to plug in a 12v fan.
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I used zippo butane as well and it broke. It's probably the lighters poor quality.
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My side electrodes were stuck too and would not fit into my cigarette lighter. I was angry. I then used a pair of channel locks to squeeze the side electrodes and now they are flxible and the unit works fine with my car's FM radio. If you don' have channel locks, use pliers. Squeeze the two side electrodes until they become flexible.
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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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I have an inverter I use that I plug into my cig lighter, if you can wait until I get a chance to test mine...............I should be able to get back to you with an answer on Tuesday or Wednesday. Tim
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I had no problems with mine but I bet if you would tell them what happened they could side you a new set of lights and all. Did you also check if you may have blown a fuse or something also what worked for me was. Having it wired so you can plug in to your cigarette lighter in your car or truck
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To Delores: That is an excellent point. I did not realize the cigarette lighter socket is not in the usual locations. One would need to check the width of the ReVIVE PowerUP 4P Multi-port USB and compare to their own vehicle's cigarette lighter socket.
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Here's what i did, I cut off the bad plug at the end of the wire for a 12v air pump/compressor and just spliced this thing on, replacing the bad one. It works fine. One problem I have is the cigarette lighter depth in both my cars will not hold this plug, it pops out of the hole unless you hold it in. I don't think it happens in all vehicles but in mine i have to wedge something in there to hold it in place so I can go check out some chicks while I'm pumping up my tire in the parking lot of my apartment complex...nothing more sexy than a guy with a flat tire every other day.
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Zippos do that. Nothing is wrong with it. It does it because the Zippo isn't sealed like other lighters. Get a Zippo Butane if you want to avoid this issue
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My wife has two of them, one we purchased two years ago and we used it in the RZR on trails. She recently wanted another to keep in our one vehicle without dual heat controls (I like it cool, she likes it hot). Both work flawlessly. We have a camo and dark blue. My wife thought the camo one was not working, I looked at it and it was the the 12 volt receptacle in the vehicle. Push the blanket plug in and twist a bit and it works fine.If the blanket is not working, be sure to check the fuse in the 12 volt plug.
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I have had mine for 6 months or so and have had no problems at all. It actually helped me out by reading a miss fire in a cylinder. Replaced the ignition coil and cleared the code myself.It has been a great product.
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This would depend on the vehicle. Most cigarett lighter sockets are powered straight to the battery in vehicles. If yours is powered continuously then there will not be any interruption.
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I could not honestly say, I received it plugged it in and within a few minutes the connection became lose and fell out. I plugged it in again and the car lighter attachment simply fell all the way apart. So it went in the trash and I gave a bad review, but never received any response. Hope that helps,