How do I wire an 12V Socket Duplicator to car electrical (instead of cig ltr)?
03-16-13, 08:22 AM
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How do I wire an 12V Socket Duplicator to car electrical (instead of cig ltr)?
Hello CL,
I got an Auto Socket Duplicator today for my Laser detector etc.. I hate the wire coming out of my ashtray and having to remove, hide it when I exit. I want to mount it and permanently wire it in.
I have no electrical experience so detail is appreciated.
It has the fuse built into the cig lighter end that I am going to cut off so I will need to add a fuse.
Can I use power from somewhere behind my radio or should I wire straight to the battery somehow like my amp is wired?
What is the proper way to do this?
I got an Auto Socket Duplicator today for my Laser detector etc.. I hate the wire coming out of my ashtray and having to remove, hide it when I exit. I want to mount it and permanently wire it in.
I have no electrical experience so detail is appreciated.
It has the fuse built into the cig lighter end that I am going to cut off so I will need to add a fuse.
Can I use power from somewhere behind my radio or should I wire straight to the battery somehow like my amp is wired?
What is the proper way to do this?
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03-16-13, 09:03 AM
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I'd assume the side with the white stripe is positive on the device wire. Is the positive wire red on the car wiring?
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03-17-13, 07:52 AM
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Perhaps some years are different but I found a picture from a Kalogerus thread.
If mine looks like this where do I splice/connect positive and negative wires? (i assume the red is positive)
(My total ignorance is embarrassing but I fear an electrical fire that I caused)
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03-17-13, 09:30 AM
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If I remember correctly they're mostly the same throughout all years. The red wire with the white plug in the middle of the lighter is positive and the white/black wire attached to the right side is negative.
Instead of splicing I'd trace where those wires (+ and -) go into the male plug coming from the car and attach the aftermarket wires accordingly into the plug itself to preserve the harness.
Instead of splicing I'd trace where those wires (+ and -) go into the male plug coming from the car and attach the aftermarket wires accordingly into the plug itself to preserve the harness.
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If I remember correctly they're mostly the same throughout all years. The red wire with the white plug in the middle of the lighter is positive and the white/black wire attached to the right side is negative.
Instead of splicing I'd trace where those wires (+ and -) go into the male plug coming from the car and attach the aftermarket wires accordingly into the plug itself to preserve the harness.
Instead of splicing I'd trace where those wires (+ and -) go into the male plug coming from the car and attach the aftermarket wires accordingly into the plug itself to preserve the harness.
I'm happy to do it the best way. Would you please describe in detail what I'm tracing back to, and how I properly connect when I get there. Sorry to be SO clueless but I don't want to make ANY mistakes. Fire scares me ;-)
Thanks!
03-18-13, 02:02 PM
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Its kinda hard to explain without pics, but I'll try my best. Note that this method works for me only because I can reverse the process easily and not have to cut the harness itself.
In the picture attached, the arrows point to the 2 wires you will need, so trace them to the pins they connect to in the blue plug. You can either wrap the aftermarket wires around the pins and put the plug back together, or get some wire pins of the appropriate size such as the picture below, attach them to the aftermarket wires and plug them into the blue plug directly where they're supposed to go (the other end of the blue plug, not the one in the pic).
Other options can be cutting the OEM wire between the OEM lighter and the blue plug (a little below where the arrows point), again it is easier to source a lighter/ashtray assembly than to mess with the harness coming from the car.
Either way, there is a fuse for the cig lighter as well as if you'll install the aftermarket fuse so you should be pretty much fire safe.
Hope this helps, if you have further questions please ask.
In the picture attached, the arrows point to the 2 wires you will need, so trace them to the pins they connect to in the blue plug. You can either wrap the aftermarket wires around the pins and put the plug back together, or get some wire pins of the appropriate size such as the picture below, attach them to the aftermarket wires and plug them into the blue plug directly where they're supposed to go (the other end of the blue plug, not the one in the pic).
Other options can be cutting the OEM wire between the OEM lighter and the blue plug (a little below where the arrows point), again it is easier to source a lighter/ashtray assembly than to mess with the harness coming from the car.
Either way, there is a fuse for the cig lighter as well as if you'll install the aftermarket fuse so you should be pretty much fire safe.
Hope this helps, if you have further questions please ask.
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Its kinda hard to explain without pics, but I'll try my best. Note that this method works for me only because I can reverse the process easily and not have to cut the harness itself.
In the picture attached, the arrows point to the 2 wires you will need, so trace them to the pins they connect to in the blue plug. You can either wrap the aftermarket wires around the pins and put the plug back together, or get some wire pins of the appropriate size such as the picture below, attach them to the aftermarket wires and plug them into the blue plug directly where they're supposed to go (the other end of the blue plug, not the one in the pic).
Other options can be cutting the OEM wire between the OEM lighter and the blue plug (a little below where the arrows point), again it is easier to source a lighter/ashtray assembly than to mess with the harness coming from the car.
Either way, there is a fuse for the cig lighter as well as if you'll install the aftermarket fuse so you should be pretty much fire safe.
Hope this helps, if you have further questions please ask.
In the picture attached, the arrows point to the 2 wires you will need, so trace them to the pins they connect to in the blue plug. You can either wrap the aftermarket wires around the pins and put the plug back together, or get some wire pins of the appropriate size such as the picture below, attach them to the aftermarket wires and plug them into the blue plug directly where they're supposed to go (the other end of the blue plug, not the one in the pic).
Other options can be cutting the OEM wire between the OEM lighter and the blue plug (a little below where the arrows point), again it is easier to source a lighter/ashtray assembly than to mess with the harness coming from the car.
Either way, there is a fuse for the cig lighter as well as if you'll install the aftermarket fuse so you should be pretty much fire safe.
Hope this helps, if you have further questions please ask.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
That is just what I needed!
Really nice of you to put that together for me.
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