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Wild Thing · 10-17-2012, 03:47 PM

Would it be a big problem to change the cigerette lighter recepticles to have power on all the time instead of being off unless the key is in on position? I have GPS and other things such as Walkie Talkie's that I would like to use without turning ignition on all the time.

Mr. iNCREDIBLE · 10-17-2012, 03:54 PM

yeah I am curious myself.. I do not like the fact at least one doesn't stay active when the vehcile is off.

my chrysler had an offset fuse, that you could move to make the outlets active or keyed, I haven't looked to see if GM has done the same thing.

Owners manual tells me fuses F17 and F18 in the instrument panel fuse block (drivers side of dash)

I will have to look once I get the car back.

Wild Thing · 10-19-2012, 03:35 PM

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Wild Thing · 10-20-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE

yeah I am curious myself.. I do not like the fact at least one doesn't stay active when the vehcile is off.

my chrysler had an offset fuse, that you could move to make the outlets active or keyed, I haven't looked to see if GM has done the same thing.

Owners manual tells me fuses F17 and F18 in the instrument panel fuse block (drivers side of dash)

I will have to look once I get the car back.

Please keep me posted if you find anything out, Harvey

CamaroRBT · 10-20-2012, 01:20 PM

I dont see a problem with it... just disconnect the + on the cig light and run ur own positive wire to the batt

sjmautoprod · 10-20-2012, 01:24 PM

It's easy to just run a new wire from the battery circuit to a receptacle.

born-to-fish- · 10-20-2012, 07:39 PM

You're still gonna have to deal with the battery run down protection, where everything shuts off after ten minutes.
You'd probably have to run a "hot" wire from the battery to bypass it.

Wild Thing · 10-21-2012, 09:53 AM

Thanks for all the help Guys much appreciated.

DJ ATOMIX · 11-10-2012, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Wild Thing

Thanks for all the help Guys much appreciated.

Just to give you a heads up, our batteries dont have much capacity for running accessories directly off the battery once the car is off!

I killed my battery in Revelstok B.C 35km from the town, a very scary moment! A very nice fellow camper with his big motor home gave me a boost to get the battery back up and running. On the plus side, our batteries charge extremely fast (about 1h of idling makes the battery full charged which is less than 3amps of charging remaining)).

I learned the hard way and have drained my battery several times to the point that the engine could no longer turn over. The only items I would ever recommend running after the car is shut off would be stuff like a cell phone charger or a camera charger. I've also used a 12v air mattress pump hundreds of times on the cig lighter without any issue.

If your daring enough to countinue, you can run the cigarette power on long after you shut the car off BUT there is a trick. You need to shut off the car from the passenger side then exit through the passenger side. Once your car is shut off, you still have full control over power in the Camaro untill you open your drivers side door.

I know every trick here since I use the Camaro for exploring and camping throughout the spring/fall/summer and acc. is my best friend.

Lastly, battery protection wont do jack for you, dont relie on this from preventing you from being stranded one day because your battery got drained. Battery protection only properly works from a fully charged battery from the get go.

If you got any more questions, I will try my best to answer them for you.

Shaun

Wild Thing · 11-10-2012, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ ATOMIX

Just to give you a heads up, our batteries dont have much capacity for running accessories directly off the battery once the car is off!

I killed my battery in Revelstok B.C 35km from the town, a very scary moment! A very nice fellow camper with his big motor home gave me a boost to get the battery back up and running. On the plus side, our batteries charge extremely fast (about 1h of idling makes the battery full charged which is less than 3amps of charging remaining)).

I learned the hard way and have drained my battery several times to the point that the engine could no longer turn over. The only items I would ever recommend running after the car is shut off would be stuff like a cell phone charger or a camera charger. I've also used a 12v air mattress pump hundreds of times on the cig lighter without any issue.

If your daring enough to countinue, you can run the cigarette power on long after you shut the car off BUT there is a trick. You need to shut off the car from the passenger side then exit through the passenger side. Once your car is shut off, you still have full control over power in the Camaro untill you open your drivers side door.

I know every trick here since I use the Camaro for exploring and camping throughout the spring/fall/summer and acc. is my best friend.

Lastly, battery protection wont do jack for you, dont relie on this from preventing you from being stranded one day because your battery got drained. Battery protection only properly works from a fully charged battery from the get go.

If you got any more questions, I will try my best to answer them for you.

Shaun

Thanks Shaun, lots of good tips much appreciated, was basicly for my GPS when I stop for coffee its a pain in the butt to reprogram every time. Harvey

10-17-2012, 03:47 PM	#1
Wild Thing Royal Cdn. Navy (Retired) Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lasalle Qc Posts: 389	Cigerette Lighter Power Would it be a big problem to change the cigerette lighter recepticles to have power on all the time instead of being off unless the key is in on position? I have GPS and other things such as Walkie Talkie's that I would like to use without turning ignition on all the time.

10-17-2012, 03:54 PM	#2
Mr. iNCREDIBLE Drives: 2012 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: SoCal Baby... Posts: 2,530	yeah I am curious myself.. I do not like the fact at least one doesn't stay active when the vehcile is off. my chrysler had an offset fuse, that you could move to make the outlets active or keyed, I haven't looked to see if GM has done the same thing. Owners manual tells me fuses F17 and F18 in the instrument panel fuse block (drivers side of dash) I will have to look once I get the car back. __________________ *I'm only responsible for what I say, not for what you fail to understand.* Last edited by Mr. iNCREDIBLE; 10-19-2012 at 03:39 PM.

10-19-2012, 03:35 PM	#3
Wild Thing Royal Cdn. Navy (Retired) Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lasalle Qc Posts: 389	74 views and no answers

10-20-2012, 01:20 PM	#5
CamaroRBT Who's Laughing Now? Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS RS LS3 Summit White Join Date: May 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 322 View My Garage	I dont see a problem with it... just disconnect the + on the cig light and run ur own positive wire to the batt

10-20-2012, 01:24 PM	#6
sjmautoprod Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 2,271	It's easy to just run a new wire from the battery circuit to a receptacle.

10-20-2012, 07:39 PM	#7
born-to-fish- Drives: Fifty 2SS Vert Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: That rock next to Vancouver Posts: 355 View My Garage	You're still gonna have to deal with the battery run down protection, where everything shuts off after ten minutes. You'd probably have to run a "hot" wire from the battery to bypass it.

10-21-2012, 09:53 AM	#8
Wild Thing Royal Cdn. Navy (Retired) Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lasalle Qc Posts: 389	Thanks for all the help Guys much appreciated.