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james2cv wrote:
Just charge your phone up at home?


iphone battery tends to last me a day, and if im using the satnav it used 1 % of battery a minute, and so i need to charge it in car from time to time...

i think the battery is charging, as the battery would of gone flat from months of starting and using electrical stuff,,,

i will check the voltage...

do you think my alternator is on the way out? or maybe that under the load from headlights and all its putting my strain on alt which is causing the belt to slip as its not tight enough?

when i switch my headlights on, the revs drop, (like when you switch the air con on in a car) and no its not me pushing the choke in before anyone suggests it :lol:

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September 23rd, 2010, 7:46 pm
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Jameswallace wrote:
ive used thick wire to the fag lighter adapter thing, and i cant see any reason why it wouldnt be getting enough current...



I don't know a lot about vehicle electrics, but I'd have thought your problems are more likely to stem from the way you've wired the fag lighter socket up than from your charger or your mememephone. Especially if the wire you've used is too thick. I once wired a towbar socket up using thick wire and all the current for my rear lights basically dribbled out of the socket onto the road. :D

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September 23rd, 2010, 8:00 pm
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ahh.. the wire ive used is pretty thick.. so i may re wire it with thin wire, to the sweitch, and then just leave the wire fron the switch to fag lighter thing thick (save hastle!)

i may get one of those heater things... they look cool. but i want one thatcould run for like half an hour and not melt!!

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September 23rd, 2010, 8:02 pm
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Check the earth wiring on your socket as well. As others have said, check the voltage at the battery, but also check the voltage at the lighter socket. The two should be the same.

I wouldn't even want to be thinking about an electric heater until I'd got the socketsorted by the way. Otherwise I think the *heater* melting might be the least of your problems! Also bear in mind that that thing is rated at 150W, I think a standard headlamp bulb is about 50W...


September 23rd, 2010, 8:26 pm
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im more than likely not to get one, i just like the thort of it!!

and yes i am going to look at the earth, as its a short eath lead to the body of the car as close to the socket as poss....

i thought that thicker wire would make it better, as more current can travel down it???

i will check voltage in a min... with car running or without it running??

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September 23rd, 2010, 8:32 pm
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voltage is exactly the same (with engine off) at the fag lighter and the battery....

i couldnt tell you how many volts as i dont understand my old fashion analogue.. really should upgrade to a digital one so i can understand the bloody thing...

i will get a reading tomrow with my friends digi volt meter...

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September 23rd, 2010, 9:36 pm
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Just plug in a new voltage regulator, mine plays up like a bitch, hence I'm buying a new one payday, I don't currently use a cd player, or anything electrical ATM, but when I finish work at ten some nights my headlights dip when I break, I know it's either the regulator or a bit of dodgy break wire I havnt found, just hope I don't have to completely rewire the breaks! Sorry for hijacking the thread...

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September 23rd, 2010, 11:20 pm
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no hijacking done, input is good :D

i dont think it my reg as it charges fine.. but i will put a volt meter on it tomrowl...

my headlights dip if i put the fog light on (but not much) oh and would it make any differnece ive got a hal bulb in one headlight ?

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September 23rd, 2010, 11:37 pm
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I'm surprised that you haven't broken it, with all this talk about brakes. :roll:

ken

( On the other hand, since James started this thread, maybe English 'as she is spoken' is mandatory. :lol: )

rebel2cv wrote:
Sorry for hijacking the thread...

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Thanks for that ken realised as soon as I posted it! How I got a B in English I'll never know! I must confess I have halogen bulbs in mine...

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