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Trying to figure out if the 3 cigarette lighters put out the same power as the 2 AC plugs in my 2017 F150.
I need to power up an a portable machine and for some reason the cigarette lighter in the rear did not power up my machine when my car was idling. My machine normally would power up and charge its battery when plugged to DC. The lighter powerpoint works. The oxygen machine works too but failed ti power up when idling. Opinion?
I need to power up an a portable machine and for some reason the cigarette lighter in the rear did not power up my machine when my car was idling. My machine normally would power up and charge its battery when plugged to DC. The lighter powerpoint works. The oxygen machine works too but failed ti power up when idling. Opinion?
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Trying to figure out if the 3 cigarette lighters put out the same power as the 2 AC plugs in my 2017 F150.
I need to power up an a portable machine and for some reason the cigarette lighter in the rear did not power up my machine when my car was idling. My machine normally would power up and charge its battery when plugged to DC. The lighter powerpoint works. The oxygen machine works too but failed ti power up when idling. Opinion?
I need to power up an a portable machine and for some reason the cigarette lighter in the rear did not power up my machine when my car was idling. My machine normally would power up and charge its battery when plugged to DC. The lighter powerpoint works. The oxygen machine works too but failed ti power up when idling. Opinion?
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Trying to figure out if the 3 cigarette lighters put out the same power as the 2 AC plugs in my 2017 F150.
I need to power up an a portable oxygen machine and for some reason the cigarette lighter in the rear did not power up my machine when my car was idling. My machine normally would power up and charge its battery when plugged to DC. The lighter powerpoint works. The oxygen machine works too but failed to power up when idling. Opinion?
I need to power up an a portable oxygen machine and for some reason the cigarette lighter in the rear did not power up my machine when my car was idling. My machine normally would power up and charge its battery when plugged to DC. The lighter powerpoint works. The oxygen machine works too but failed to power up when idling. Opinion?
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Virtually any outlet is rated to run at 80% for a 100% duty cycle because of the heat. So in this case for a constant draw at the 20-amp socket you are limited to 16-amps. The fact that yours overheated at only 4-amps is typical of the contacts being dirty or oxidized.
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Welcome to FTE MSGusbutt. To make it easier to get the answer to the question you asked, I merged the two threads together that you started which were essentially identical. We hope you are able to find a solution to your issue.
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