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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 01:49 PM
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I know this is a stupid question, but the MOCO says to not plug your phone into the cigarette lighter on the fairing. But why cant you, wont it work?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 01:57 PM
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I always have used the cig lighter as a constant charger for my Galaxy 3. And, I promise you most do the same. It works like a charm.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 01:57 PM
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Yes it will work. I've ran my GPS with it for years.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:03 PM
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Ran my iPhone charger all the way to Sturgis and back in the lighter outlet.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:05 PM
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You just don't want to use a high amp draw item in the lighter socket.. a cellphone/GPS only draws a max of MAYBE .25 amp....if that. Plus the fact that the charger is converting the 12v to 5v...
I use a GPS in mine all the time with no problem.
 
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Also make sure whatever plug you use doesn't hit your tank in hard left turns. The plug was put in a bad place.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by kyote
You just don't want to use a high amp draw item in the lighter socket.. a cellphone/GPS only draws a max of MAYBE .25 amp....if that. Plus the fact that the charger is converting the 12v to 5v...
I use a GPS in mine all the time with no problem.
I would imagine a cigarette lighter draws pretty good amperage when it's pushed in and that element is heating up. Thought I read somewhere that I could plug my Slime air compressor in there.

Edit: Looks like a 15 amp fuse that pretects that circuit. I suspect you could put anything you want to in there within reason.
 
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Also make sure whatever plug you use doesn't hit your tank in hard left turns. The plug was put in a bad place.

Hmmm, never been a problem
 
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Originally Posted by stevevfd
Also make sure whatever plug you use doesn't hit your tank in hard left turns. The plug was put in a bad place.
Yeah. That. ask me how I know...

I had my Garmin Nuvi charger plugged in to it and when the wheel is almost all the way left the charger hit and scratched my (less than 30 miles on) new bike... Grrrr
 
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hmmm, don't use the cigarette lighter advises HD...could it be because they want to sell you an auxilliary power port............just sayin
 
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