I use a cigarette lighter type socket in my TR3 and Healey. Be sure to buy
a plastic bodied one and then just connect the red to ground and the black to
a power source. I connected mine so it's always live. Helpful for charging
a cell phone etc. at car shows.
Only caveat is that some metal bodied devices could short out if they
contact metal on the car body (like an ash tray or even the brake lever).
Ned Paulsen
1958 TR3A
1960 Healey 3000 BN7
Rochester NY
In a message dated 9/8/2008 9:16:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
cfmtr3a@verizon.net writes:
Red letter day last Saturday. The TR3 tub (et al) came back from the body
shop. Going to do some test fittings over the next couple weeks and then
it goes to the next step... paint/finish. Target date for on the road is
now within sight: July 1, 2009......
In the meantime - thinking about long trips and no radio. Is there some
way to hook up accessories (cd/mp3) to a positive ground electrical system.
Or will a 'cigarette lighter' receptacle work (doesn't seem likely in my
pebble brain). Not planning on an alternator conversion.
Thanks.
Carl
1961 TR3 - TS81802LO
Tampa, Florida
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