12v cigarette circuit

Is the following device and use in my 156?

ebay item 280201276113 - http://tinyurl.com/32ckou

Its a 12v solar panel for keeping the battery topped up. Connects to the
cigarette lighter, but isn't the circuit to the cigarette lighter switched
off when the engine is off, thereby rendering the device useless?

GT

"GT" > wrote in message
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> Is the following device and use in my 156?

I mean is it *any* use!

Sorry.

GT wrote:
> Is the following device and use in my 156?
>
> ebay item 280201276113 - http://tinyurl.com/32ckou
>
> Its a 12v solar panel for keeping the battery topped up. Connects to the
> cigarette lighter, but isn't the circuit to the cigarette lighter switched
> off when the engine is off, thereby rendering the device useless?

Reckon so



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Yep - You're correct. An interesting device but it will not work on the
Alfa 156 and probably other cars where the power to the cigarette lighter is
removed when the engine is off.

How about gluing it to the 156 bonnet and cutting a huge access hole to get
straight to the battery!! LOL

David


"GT" > wrote in message
...
> Is the following device and use in my 156?
>
> ebay item 280201276113 - http://tinyurl.com/32ckou
>
> Its a 12v solar panel for keeping the battery topped up. Connects to the
> cigarette lighter, but isn't the circuit to the cigarette lighter switched
> off when the engine is off, thereby rendering the device useless?
>
> GT
>

On the other hand it does have croc clips (as well as a ciggie lighter
connector) so you could connect it straight to the battery but it will be a
bit of a pain to have to keep opening the bonnet every time...


"David Butler" > wrote in message
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> Yep - You're correct. An interesting device but it will not work on the
> Alfa 156 and probably other cars where the power to the cigarette lighter
> is removed when the engine is off.
>
> How about gluing it to the 156 bonnet and cutting a huge access hole to
> get straight to the battery!! LOL
>
> David
>
>
> "GT" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Is the following device and use in my 156?
>>
>> ebay item 280201276113 - http://tinyurl.com/32ckou
>>
>> Its a 12v solar panel for keeping the battery topped up. Connects to the
>> cigarette lighter, but isn't the circuit to the cigarette lighter
>> switched off when the engine is off, thereby rendering the device
>> useless?
>>
>> GT
>>
>
>

"David Butler" > wrote in message
...
> Yep - You're correct. An interesting device but it will not work on the
> Alfa 156 and probably other cars where the power to the cigarette lighter
> is removed when the engine is off.

I don't know a car that provides power through the cigarette lighter when
the ignition is off, so don't see that this will work on any car!

GT wrote:
> "David Butler" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Yep - You're correct. An interesting device but it will not work on
>> the Alfa 156 and probably other cars where the power to the
>> cigarette lighter is removed when the engine is off.
>
> I don't know a car that provides power through the cigarette lighter
> when the ignition is off, so don't see that this will work on any car!

My missus's old Festa did!

Mine do, all three.

"GT" > schreef in bericht
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> "David Butler" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Yep - You're correct. An interesting device but it will not work on the
>> Alfa 156 and probably other cars where the power to the cigarette lighter
>> is removed when the engine is off.
>
> I don't know a car that provides power through the cigarette lighter when
> the ignition is off, so don't see that this will work on any car!
>