Ive just bought one of them universal cigarette lighters and hardwired it into the car, the normal push down bit that lights up works ok, but when i goto plug in my tomtom charger it starts to smoke or blows the fuse? any ideas?
I think my tomtom charger is now buggered as it was smoking for a fair while after i took it out
Check the voltage ratings of your universal lighter, Tom Tom and charger, and the current ratings of the above plus the fuse fitted on the lighter's circuit.
I took the wife's old laptop adaptor to charge my drill. After failing to check the rating, and plugging an 18V charger in to a 12V drill, I ended up with a burnt charger and melted battery >.<
If all your ratings are in order, consider that the universal lighter, your charger or indeed your car's wiring may be defective.
The man with no car
"Close the door on your way out, and don't forget your monkey."
Well luckily i only plugged in the charger on its own without the tomtom to see if the light came on.
Ill see if i can see the ratings from the packaging on the universal lighter, i presumed it would be ok as the normal popout lighter works fine, its just anything else it dosent like lol.
