QuestionYes I am talking about an adaptor for my cell phone. I have already checked the fuses and they are all ok. Thats why I am a little stumped!!
Thanks
Tara-
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Followup To
Question -
I already emailed you once and received an answer to my question but it was deleted....Im sorry. Could you answer it again?
I have a 96 Acura 3.5 RL and I plugged in a car charger and the radio and cigarette lighter went out. Any suggestions on what happened and how to fix?
Thank you
Tara
Answer -
Tara,
This is the 1st I have seen of this question, so it is likely that you asked a different expert about this the first time.
By 'car charger'.. are you referring to a battery charger?
Or perhaps an adaptor for a cell phone ect was plugged into the cigarette lighter receptacle?
In either case, the 1st thing I would look into (or would 'have looked into by a technician') would be the fuse for that 'radio/cigarette' circuit.
Sorry for the lost email, I hope this sheds some light onto the matter for you.
Sincerely,
Jerry Mael
AnswerOk then :)
A few more things to check.
*It is entriely possible that the lighter receptacle has inadverdantly got some sort of foreign object inside it.
EG.. A dime or a penny or similar item that would cause a short. This must be checked and the foreign item corrected [removed] if this is the case.
*Your AC inverter may be bad causing the fuse to blow. Try it in a different vehicle to test its' operation while the adaptor is cool to test this idea.
*Your car likely has a 'fusible link' in the factory wiring in case of a shorted circuit. It is a fuse built into the wire and usualy is found near (within 18" of) the battery.
If all fuses are good, that is what I would check (or have checked) next.
It is highly unlikely [but not impossible] that your radio AND cigarette lighter would go bad at the same time... and since they are oftentimes on the same fuse, I would suggest testing the fuse(s) for them with a test lite to be 100% sure.
Sincerely,
Jerry Mael
