cigarette lighter
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 613
Likes: 33
From: East Alton, IL
Sorry HD is not full o sh*t on that one. Once you plug anything, other than the lighter into the socket, it stretches the little spring clips on the side of the socket. If you put your lighter into the socket it will heat up ok but upon springing out it will fly all the way out and hit you in the shin as it leaves the bike. So if you smoke and use that lighter, don't plug your GPS or Phone into the lighter socket. FYI new cig lighters elements are about $15. Guess how I know?
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 431
Likes: 0
From: b.c.
2) No.
go ahead and use the lighter plug, 500,000 other HD riders can't be wrong.
Dave
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,043
Likes: 25
From: Malaysia
Use one of these, and you won't have any issues of it hitting the tank.
I use this to power my Garmin GPS, and can use it to charge the iPhone or iPod too.
Cigarette Lighter to USB adapter
Amazon.com: Griffin Powerjolt Dual Universal USB Micro Colors May Vary: MP3 Players & Accessories
This adapter mounts flush with the fairing surface.
I use this to power my Garmin GPS, and can use it to charge the iPhone or iPod too.
Cigarette Lighter to USB adapter
Amazon.com: Griffin Powerjolt Dual Universal USB Micro Colors May Vary: MP3 Players & Accessories
This adapter mounts flush with the fairing surface.
Tourer
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 492
Likes: 20
From: The Town of Saint Joseph of Guadalupe
Use one of these, and you won't have any issues of it hitting the tank.
I use this to power my Garmin GPS, and can use it to charge the iPhone or iPod too.
Cigarette Lighter to USB adapter
Amazon.com: Griffin Powerjolt Dual Universal USB Micro Colors May Vary: MP3 Players & Accessories
This adapter mounts flush with the fairing surface.
I use this to power my Garmin GPS, and can use it to charge the iPhone or iPod too.
Cigarette Lighter to USB adapter
Amazon.com: Griffin Powerjolt Dual Universal USB Micro Colors May Vary: MP3 Players & Accessories
This adapter mounts flush with the fairing surface.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 114
Likes: 2
From: USA
Same here. I bought this same adapter on ebay. From a seller in FL for $4.75 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/221221056677...84.m1439.l2649
works great. Awesome tip.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 4,581
Likes: 669
From: Rolla
Same here. I bought this same adapter on ebay. From a seller in FL for $4.75 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/221221056677...84.m1439.l2649
works great. Awesome tip.
works great. Awesome tip.
I just posted a link to one that I found.
You can find them just about everywhere these days.
Wal-Mart, Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc.
There are multiple brands out there too, so it doesn't have to be the same brand I linked too.
Some of them do look to have a little more quality than others.
I have seem them at check out lines at Walgreens too, but they looked a little too cheap (quality wise) for me.
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Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 7,498
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From: East Alton, IL
There have been several reports on the forums of the socket being wired with the polarity reversed from the factory. Didn't matter to the lighter but did to other accessories.
YMMV
YMMV
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 2,386
Likes: 15
From: The City Of New York
I plug my electronics in the "lighter" receptacle as well. My question is about the fuse protecting that receptacle that is intended for a lighter. Running low current devices (1 or 2 amps) on a circuit that is protected by a hefty 10 or 15 amp fuse is not the best idea. It would take a lot of current to blow that fuse if something went wrong. Is the lighter protected by its own fuse? I would think so. I might just go and change mine out for lower rated fuse, say 3 amps. What say you?