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Problem With Ciggie Lighter Connections..


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Hi, Following on from This thread and more importantly, This thread I have a question or two...

You see, im trying to power my PDA (and incar phone kit eventually) from the ciggarette lighter connections (from underneath)...

Now, there are two wires, a white/black stripe which goes to the large spade on the ciggie lighter, which is labelled +12V and a pink one..

Now yesterday, i blew my PDA holder trying to connect this up, and figured it was because the blade connector did not have a good connection to ground (pink).

So, today, I did this again with a 'choc block' - but the same has happened...

So, my only conclusion can be that somehow these connections are not +12V and GND...

Please help - my car is in bits and im fed up of breaking things!!!

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Is it possible that the pink wire is the light in the ring of the fag lighter (and NOT an earth)? - maybe it's earthed though its mounting.

Try using the +12v wire and taking a separate earth from the chassis - the radio is screwed into the metalwork, you could pick up a good earth on the bolts.

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At the risk of being obvious, why not user a multimeter to check it? I would take an earth from body anyway, the bolt holding your gearshift cover down is a handy one to use. I believe Gord is right as he gave me the same info when I was hooking up my EDFC :)

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when i put my dvd in i used the pink one as live+ and the black/white as earth - if this helps you  :D

your not being serious are you? :crybaby:

What year of IS do you have?

(im all confused now!)

2003 mate and stevel is was the same :D when i fitted his dvd :D

Mine's a 2000X and it's hooked up fine, no prbs yet touch wood!

Although lets not mention that we did blow one fuse during fitting :unsure:

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when i put my dvd in i used the pink one as live+ and the black/white as earth - if this helps you  :D

your not being serious are you? :crybaby:

What year of IS do you have?

(im all confused now!)

2003 mate and stevel is was the same :D when i fitted his dvd :D

Mine's a 2000X and it's hooked up fine, no prbs yet touch wood!

Although lets not mention that we did blow one fuse during fitting :unsure:

that was your fault for keeping me talking :lol: and not holding the wire in the right place :lol::lol: so pink is live + :D

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