Has anyone plugged anything extra into the car

[darwin100]

Has anyone used the voltage plug (where the cig lighter used to be in old days) for anything like recharging cell phone or heated seat covers?
I need reassurance before I try using it...I have a coffee pot that plugs in as well as computer, cellphone etc
thanks

[Beryl Octet]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(darwin100 @ Nov 30 2006, 10:11 PM) [snapback]356067[/snapback]</div>

Has anyone used the voltage plug (where the cig lighter used to be in old days) for anything like recharging cell phone or heated seat covers?
I need reassurance before I try using it...I have a coffee pot that plugs in as well as computer, cellphone etc
thanks
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I use it for an AC inverter for recharging phones, laptops etc. on trips. No problems so far, but it's one of the smaller ones though, 300 watts AC or somesuch.

[miwaku]

I use the one under the dash to run my radar detector and an inverter for my laptop. I use the one in the console to charge my cell phone.

[tochatihu]

The 12 volt utility sockets are limited by fuse to 10 amps. This may not accomodate the coffee pot or other high current accesories.

Prius' electrical system is very good at producing low voltage DC (up to 100 amps total), but if you want to tap into it on a large scale, a little bit of rewiring would be necessary.

[eagle33199]

Yes, i've used it for plenty of things - cell phones, iPods, and computers (through a 115W inverter). I also put in a 350W inverter in the trunk, so i have a nice plug back there for running several laptops or whatever (used it before for a TV and Xbox!)

[Marlin]

I recently plugged in a portable DVD player and an AC inverter to power a GameCube for my daughter on our Thanksgiving trip.

It works fine when the car is in the Ready Mode, but couldn't get enough power when it was in ACC mode. When the car was in ACC mode (which doesn't supplement the 12V power with the hybrid batteries), the GameCube wouldn't boot. It's power light would come on for about a second and then it would turn off. It just kept cycling on and off like this.

So, if you are going to plug in any more power hungry than a cell phone, then don't turn them on unless the car is in Ready Mode.

[aaf709]

Sigma Automotive sells an OEM A/C power source for about $149.

My portable XM radio is what's plugged in the most. On a rare occasion, my cell phone is plugged in as well.

[DaveinOlyWA]

i have a 3 prong splitter that runs two ipods, my cellphone, my GPS receiver (no screen so very low powered) and my BT headset. my laptop runs on the plug in the center console. btw, the 3 prong spliter is almost always full

[dreichla]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Marlin @ Dec 1 2006, 09:16 AM) [snapback]356159[/snapback]</div>

I recently plugged in a portable DVD player and an AC inverter to power a GameCube for my daughter on our Thanksgiving trip.

It works fine when the car is in the Ready Mode, but couldn't get enough power when it was in ACC mode. When the car was in ACC mode (which doesn't supplement the 12V power with the hybrid batteries), the GameCube wouldn't boot. It's power light would come on for about a second and then it would turn off. It just kept cycling on and off like this.

So, if you are going to plug in any more power hungry than a cell phone, then don't turn them on unless the car is in Ready Mode.
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We've done the same thing with our DVD player and a Game Cube. No problems at all.

[Marlin]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dreichla @ Dec 1 2006, 01:57 PM) [snapback]356237[/snapback]</div>

We've done the same thing with our DVD player and a Game Cube. No problems at all.
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Well, as I said, mine worked fine in Ready Mode, just not in ACC mode.