Cigarette

I have a mobile Comm Radio (Tait T2000) for my car, but I don’t want to cut holes in my firewall to route wires. Is it possible to use the cigarette lighter/power supply to supply power to my radio, or does it have to have wires routed directly to the battery.

What is it at most…25 watts?
You should be able to power it from the cig lighter. At that power rating, it should only pull around 2 amps, give or take a half amp.

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I plug my radar detector and GPS into my cigarette lighter socket in my 98 Toyota Avalon, but they occasionally don’t get a steady power connection, so I am guessing the socket is loose. How do I tighten up the socket so it’ll feed a steady power supply?

On some cars, the male retainer behind the dash or console has to be held while the outside female receptacle socket is turned clockwise to tighten.

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