Tankerpilot75
Well Known Member
On my RV7A panel the builder had an extra cigarette lighter style socket installed for the purpose plugging in a solar powered charger for the aircraft battery. My hangar has electrical power so I use a Battery Minder charger during the winter months to keep things charged and it plugs into a separate connection secured near the battery itself.
Looking at this cigarette lighter socket got me to thinking about the idea of converting it to an external emergency "jump starting" port. It doesn't work as a second cigarette lighter (USB outlet) port since it's directly wired to the battery. It's not wired through a circuit breaker.
Has anyone else tried to use a cigarette lighter port for an emergency jump starting port? If so what type (gage) wire did you use? What type (brand) of battery jumper did you use?
If this is a truly bad idea please speak up.
Looking at this cigarette lighter socket got me to thinking about the idea of converting it to an external emergency "jump starting" port. It doesn't work as a second cigarette lighter (USB outlet) port since it's directly wired to the battery. It's not wired through a circuit breaker.
Has anyone else tried to use a cigarette lighter port for an emergency jump starting port? If so what type (gage) wire did you use? What type (brand) of battery jumper did you use?
If this is a truly bad idea please speak up.