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Old 05-29-2026, 08:05 AM   #19
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Default Re: '35 cigar lighter short/falure?

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Originally Posted by hueyhoolihan View Post
those 12v and 6v cigarette lighter sockets are very useful for purposes other than lighting cigarettes with a hot coil. just about every car has at least one of them in there. i use mine with an insert that functions as a USB port for charging my phone. there is no inherent risk at all with wiring them up unless you plan to insert a cigarette coil in them and let it corrode such that when it's pushed in it won't pop back out.

be reasonable folks.
You are missing the fact that these old lighters do NOT pop out. They were NOT designed to pop out.
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