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Socket under seat.

Posted: 27 Jul 2011, 20:21
by Bonfireboy
Hi.
Found a very rusty, corroded cigar lighter socket under the passenger seat. Want to replace it so I can run a cool box etc off of the leisure battery. The chap I bought the van from thought he was a bit of a wiz with the electrics but I've had to sort a lot of things out. This socket too looks a bit of a bodge job. So I thought I best check in with you good people to see if it sounds good. Basically, a thin wire comes from the positive side, into an in line fuse holder with a 13A household fuse (holder looks like it has over heated and is now knackered), straight into the socket and back out to the negative side of the battery. Is this a sensible set up that I can follow and replace the knackered bit or do I need to start again.
Cheers all.

Re: Socket under seat.

Posted: 27 Jul 2011, 20:33
by kevtherev
Start again...
and decide what you want to use it for then wire it and fuse it more suitably

Re: Socket under seat.

Posted: 27 Jul 2011, 20:47
by Bonfireboy
Thought as much.
Knew it could not be as easy as it looked. Can anyone recommend any kits?. I think I'm only really going to be wanting it for a cool box.