A few months ago, I believe this subject was broached - regarding certain European
manufacturers' cars having either too long or too short a cigarette lighter
receptacle for some U.S. made plug-in appliances. I've been travelling to Ireland
quite often over the past few years, but this time I though I'd take a small
thermoelectric beverage cooler......plug-in type.......with me. I hope to be renting
a Renault Scenic again (as I have for my past 4 trips), but this will be my first
attempt to use the lighter jack. Should I anticipate any problems? Pete Schermerhorn,
in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts Remove nojunk.

Hi
relax
same socket, same volts

Peter

    >Hi relax same socket, same volts

That's what I would have thought too, but I recall someone with an Italian car
(Fiat), where the socket was too deep for the plug -in unit to seat properly before
the rolled-edge on the plug stopped the plug from going in any farther. Of course,
most plugs don't have this sort of "stop" so - as long as the plug I have has no rim
on it, I should be OK. I haven't even seen the unit yet, but I'll be sure to check
before I go. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western
Massachusetts Remove nojunk.