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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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can the cigarette lighter be wired directly to the battery without it draining power?
 
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can the cigarette lighter be wired directly to the battery without it draining power?

It won't drain the battery if nothing is plugged into it. If your going strait to the battery make sure you put a fuse in line.
 
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The lighter will only drain power when in use or if something goes wrong,I ran mine to the ignition and fused it too! I did not want to take the chance of having a dead battery and besides it is an accessory and should go thru the ignition.
 
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Thanks for the quick reply. I didn't notice that there was another thread going on about this at the same time.
 
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