Fairing lighter
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 627
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From: Illinois
Been there done that. But now I only use my lighter for my GPS.
Road Master
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 767
Likes: 54
From: San Antonio, TX
Typical cigarette lighter will pull 10Amps to heat the coil to glowing red.. that said, you can plug any accessory device into the cigarette lighter socket that does not exceed 10 Amps. Most all phone chargers, GPS power adaptors, ect fit this catagory... Do not plug one of those Power Inverters in to your bike, most anything else is ok...
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,945
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From: Victoria, Australia
I power my Garmin 765 GPS unit from the lighter socket-- no problems. One thing to check though is to make sure whatever lead you plug into it doesn't touch the tank when you turn the bars to full left lock.
My 09 UC has about 1/4" clearance between the charging plug and the tank on left lock.
My 09 UC has about 1/4" clearance between the charging plug and the tank on left lock.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 3,039
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From: Northern Ontario
I figure seeing as we're on the subject of gps and I have a garmin nivu 255w you's mind if I ask what kind of mount you's are using? I figure the evo tours shake like heck and the right mount is needed.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 761
Likes: 9
From: lewisville, nc
ive blown 2 new cell chargers in a row tring to use the cig lighter for a power point. and friend has blown his gps charger also. all as soon as its pluged in... lighters work fine, but as a power point no good.
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Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 5,413
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From: eastern oklahoma
the lighter being used as a lighter uses a whole lot more amps than just about anything you could plug in to that socket, so you'll be just fine. if you don't believe me, look at the heating coil/element in the lighter after it's been pushed in for about 7 or 8 seconds. that's a huge draw, far more than a gps.
