Is anyone successfully using a USB adapter plugged into the cigarette lighter socket to charge phones, iPods, satnavs etc? Neither of the USB adapters I've tried will work, and they both work fine in our Audi and VW cars. Maybe I need to try a different adapter, or perhaps I've just got a dodgy cigarette lighter socket. I've checked the fuse and that's OK. The light on the adapter will come on momentarily if I move it around, but it won't hold securely in place.
TimV Admin
Cabin : Flight 001 Location : Brighton, East Sussex U.K. Posts : 14337 Join date : 2009-09-27
Subject: Re: 12v USB Adapter Fri Jun 13, 2014 4:51 pm
The cigarette lighter on the BraziBay isn't particularly deep so if whatever you're plugging in has a long/heavy connector, then these tend to make crap contact. Best bet it to buy one of these:
Griffin USB charger
because it's a short reach and stays securely in the socket. At least that's what I've found.
Incidentally, you have checked that the cig lighter actually heats up, thereby proving the socket is working properly?
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Subject: Re: 12v USB Adapter Fri Jun 13, 2014 5:02 pm
Thanks Tim, I'll give that one a try. The cigarette lighter doesn't work, it just pushes in and stays there, I had to prise it out again. However, the light on the USB adapter does come on, it's just that I have to move it around until I get a contact, and it goes out again as soon as I let go of it. I think it's worth sporting a fiver anyway before I start going down the route of replacing the socket.
TimV Admin
Cabin : Flight 001 Location : Brighton, East Sussex U.K. Posts : 14337 Join date : 2009-09-27
Subject: Re: 12v USB Adapter Fri Jun 13, 2014 5:28 pm
Until I bought the Griffin unit, I used to use a load of blue tack along the rim of the 12v socket to hold whichever plug in place. Did the trick, but aesthetically it did nothing for me!
________________________________________________________________________________ Max SportsKombi - The Bay Racer @brazilianvwbay
Subject: Re: 12v USB Adapter Fri Jun 13, 2014 5:48 pm
I've found that the JK cupholder, which sits in the ashtray, does a very good job of keeping my Nokia car charging adaptor, with additional usb slot, very neatly in place.