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</head><body><p>Most cars do not have cigarette lighters anymore.<br></p><p>They have "accessory outlets."<br></p><p>And, where most once had 20-amp fuses, that doesn't appear to be the norm now.<br></p><p>At least not in my last few vehicles... <frown><br></p><p>And, Army won because it was their time... HI HI<br></p><p>(From the father of a fourth year WP Cadet - I am always conflicted this time of year).<br></p><p>73 - Bill KA8VIT<br></p><p><br></p><blockquote type="cite"><p>On December 12, 2016 at 4:05 PM KF4LVZ <aprssigZbr6@acarver.net> wrote:<br><br><br>Is this why Navy lost?<br><br>I don't know what vehicles you use but I ran a 50 W mobile from a<br>cigarette lighter socket for over a year. Assuming 50% efficiency plus<br>electronics (CPU, etc) that's about 9 amps at 12 volts. Most sockets<br>are fused for greater than that (my car's socket is fused from the<br>factory for 20 amps). The quick current spike from a transmit is not<br>much different than the inrush current of the heating element.</p></blockquote><p><br></p><p class="io-ox-signature">====================================<br>Bill Chaikin, KA8VIT<br>USS COD Amateur Radio Club - W8COD<br>WW2 Submarine USS COD SS-224 (NECO)<br><br>ka8vit@ka8vit.com<br>http://ka8vit.com<br>http://www.usscod.org<br>====================================</p></body></html>