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HomePower, Light & SolarConnectors/Wire/FusesRoadpro 12V Battery Clip-On and Cigarette Lighter Adapter |
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158 of 161 found the following review helpful:
 Two Feet Long 14-Gauge Wire May 24, 2010
By P. S. Lee
"Integrity"
In all four previous reviews and in the product description there is no mention on how long these cables are! In the picture they look pretty long, and you would think length would be a primary concern. So, from the back of the product packaging, once I received the product, here you are: 2 Feet long, 14-gauge wire.
21 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Usefull accessory May 20, 2010
By JimD
"JimD"
I bought this to use with a Vivair air compressor that draws about 15A. It will work off some accessory sockets, my bimmer works for instance, but not for very long without the engine running. In my truck, the amp draw is high for the accessory socket and it is only active with the engine running. This is a bit of a pain when you want to check and air up your tires. So I clip this to the battery terminals and I am good to go. The clips are not huge but work fine for me and the construction overall is fine. It is nothing very fancy but it is well worth the modest price IMHO.
22 of 24 found the following review helpful:
A good alternative to blowing up your cigarette lighter's wiring Jan 07, 2010
By Tom Kitta
"tom K"
Works as advertised. The little clamps should be much bigger - the same size as what you have on light duty jumper cables. This way they would connect securely. Also, the short wire supplied should be a tad thicker. Main concern and 4 stars is b/c of the clamps being small and not very secure on battery terminals.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Have used twice. Apr 29, 2010
By BB Indiana
Very handy to toss in the trunk. Using this will protect your ciggy lighter socket that could get overloaded. Every car should have one. I use it for an air pump and a very powerful camp light.
Note, most lighter plugs are limited to around 10 amps by fuse or circuit breaker in addition they have long run of small (higher resistance) wire to the jack which 'may' cause a voltage drop to your equipment.
Short of 'hard wiring directly' this is the next best thing.
This has none of that and of course it's the same as hooking directly to the battery so know what you are doing (sparks, load, polarity, fingers)...
You might also want to pick up a heavy duty male to female ciggy plug extension cord...
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Does the job Jul 12, 2011
By John
"Old Guy"
Works fine for the occasional use. It is pretty well made, but the battery clips are pretty flimsy. They do the job for me on my cigarette lighter air pump VIAIR 85P Portable Air Compressor Both worked fine
The wire gauge was adequate and I noted no heating of the wires for the 15+ amps this pump draws.
I will say that plugging in a cigarette plug is quite hard.. you may think you're going to break something, but it does work.
The unit appears to be designed to be more or less permanently mounted as it has a "water cap" over the plug, but I'd certainly not use it for that purpose.
Some might desire longer wires. They are about 2 foot long, but I suppose no length is going to be "right" for everyone. It was adequate for me. A 12-foot extension set is available for those who might want LONG wiring RoadPro RP-203EC 12V 12' Extension Cord with Cigarette Lighter Plug
I would have given 5 star if they had heavier duty clamps
PS: I noted someone asked if you ran the engine or not.. it doesn't matter as the adapter has no idea if you are or not :) .. it carries the same amps either way unless you have a VERY LOW battery :D
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