Do cars in Europe (specifically Ireland) have the same 12V cigarette
lighters as in America? I am thinking of bringing my gps with me.

"Tyson Howard" wrote
    | Do cars in Europe (specifically Ireland) have the same 12V cigarette
    | lighters as in America? I am thinking of bringing my gps with me.

The UK 'car cigarette lighter' accessory plug is shown at
http://www.maplin.co.uk/images/catal...s/ModuleImages
/1054i0.jpg

Or go to maplin.co.uk and put BV63T in the search box.

They are wired 12V tip positive, negative earth. I just went and measured
one and the thick bit is 20mm (three-quarters of inch) diameter.

HTH

Owain

"Tyson Howard" wrote

    > Do cars in Europe (specifically Ireland) have the same 12V cigarette
    > lighters as in America? I am thinking of bringing my gps with me.

Yes, exactly the same- there is a "world-standard" for car cigarette
lighters.

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Vince
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"The Juggernaut Jockey" wrote in news:b2m5ko$jra$1
@news7.svr.pol.co.uk:

    >
    >
    > "Tyson Howard" wrote
    >
    >> Do cars in Europe (specifically Ireland) have the same 12V cigarette
    >> lighters as in America? I am thinking of bringing my gps with me.
    >
    > Yes, exactly the same- there is a "world-standard" for car cigarette
    > lighters.
    >

well, there are 2 types IME

the standard one used by most car manufacturers and then the smaller one
used by BMW motorcycles (German) and John Deere tractors (Canadian)

curiously, I had a BMW car and it had the standard socket

for anyone with a BMW motorcycle that wants an adaptor to take the standard
plug then goto your nearest John Deere tractor shop as it is about a third
of the price of the BMW item

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[email protected]

BMW R1150GS

On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 19:55:19 -0000, "The Juggernaut Jockey"
wrote:

    >"Tyson Howard" wrote
    >> Do cars in Europe (specifically Ireland) have the same 12V cigarette
    >> lighters as in America? I am thinking of bringing my gps with me.
    >Yes, exactly the same- there is a "world-standard" for car cigarette
    >lighters.

For what it's worth, in our fairly new car the socket is now called a
"power port"; you have to buy a cigarette lighter thingy special.



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"Tyson Howard" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Do cars in Europe (specifically Ireland) have the same 12V cigarette
    > lighters as in America? I am thinking of bringing my gps with me.

Yes to the question about 12V power. But won't you need a European "map"
for your American GPS receiver?

JohnT

In article , JohnT
wrote:

    > "Tyson Howard" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Do cars in Europe (specifically Ireland) have the same 12V cigarette
    > > lighters as in America? I am thinking of bringing my gps with me.
    >
    > Yes to the question about 12V power. But won't you need a European "map"
    > for your American GPS receiver?
    >
A GPS receiver does not have to have mapping data to be useful. The GPS
I use when walking in Britain has no mapping data at all, but gives me
precise map references of my position. In the UK we have very accurate
maps covering the whole country so I can always pinpoint my position on
the (paper) map to within a hundred metres or so.

Even without a map at all a GPS is very useful. You can (for example)
park your car, mark your position on the GPS, and then wander at will
knowing that you can always find your way back to your start point with
the GPS.

--
Mike Lane
North Yorkshire, UK

The Juggernaut Jockey wrote:
    >
    > "Tyson Howard" wrote
    >
    > > Do cars in Europe (specifically Ireland) have the same 12V cigarette
    > > lighters as in America? I am thinking of bringing my gps with me.
    >
    > Yes, exactly the same- there is a "world-standard" for car cigarette
    > lighters.

How much simpler life would be, globally, if there were a similar
standard for other electrical and TV/video equipment!

in article [email protected], EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) at
[email protected] wrote on 2/15/03 7:54 PM:


    >
    > How much simpler life would be, globally, if there were a similar
    > standard for other electrical and TV/video equipment!

To complicate matters further, it is my understanding that Ford, GM and
Chrysler are all going to 36 volt electrical systems in one or two model
years, thereby rendering all 12 volt accessories obsolete or in need of a
converter of some sort.

That will probably mean a new standard for power sockets, no longer tied to
the large diameter needed to light a cigar.
--

Thomas A. Bruno, Champaign, Illinois, USA
http://www.tombruno.com

Hatunen wrote:

    > For what it's worth, in our fairly new car the socket is now called a
    > "power port"; you have to buy a cigarette lighter thingy special.

Hilarious. Amazing how the world turns. Soon "cigarette lighter" will
join "dialing a number" and "a skip in the record" in the nostalgia bin.

Tom Odda wrote:
    >
    > Hatunen wrote:
    >
    > > For what it's worth, in our fairly new car the socket is now called a
    > > "power port"; you have to buy a cigarette lighter thingy special.
    >
    > Hilarious. Amazing how the world turns. Soon "cigarette lighter" will
    > join "dialing a number" and "a skip in the record" in the nostalgia bin.

We'll still have a "bug in the computer," won't we?
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