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French car cigarette lighter voltage?

  • 02-09-2014 10:20am
    #1
    the_syco
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    Hey all,
    Flying over to France on Friday, and driving, and wondering if the voltage in the cigarette lighter is the same as here? Hoping to plug a four way cigarette lighter jack into it, powering my SatNav alongst with between one and three phones.


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  • #2
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    the_syco wrote: »
    Hey all,
    Flying over to France on Friday, and driving, and wondering if the voltage in the cigarette lighter is the same as here? Hoping to plug a four way cigarette lighter jack into it, powering my SatNav alongst with between one and three phones.

    Yeah they use the same 12v system


  • #3
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    the_syco wrote: »
    Hey all,
    Flying over to France on Friday, and driving, and wondering if the voltage in the cigarette lighter is the same as here? Hoping to plug a four way cigarette lighter jack into it, powering my SatNav alongst with between one and three phones.
    Yep, cars are standard 12v globally.


  • #4
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    except from truck which use 24v. same as in ireland though


  • #5
    endacl
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    Be careful though. If it's a French car you're in, plugging anything into the 12v power supply may cause the gearbox to reverse, the windscreen washer bottle to explode, and the front passenger to eject.

    Be warned.


  • #6
    ironclaw
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    the_syco wrote: »
    Hey all,
    Flying over to France on Friday, and driving, and wondering if the voltage in the cigarette lighter is the same as here? Hoping to plug a four way cigarette lighter jack into it, powering my SatNav alongst with between one and three phones.

    Good bit of juice being pulled there when fully loaded. Careful you don't leave it plugged in.


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  • #7
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    ironclaw wrote: »
    Good bit of juice being pulled there when fully loaded. Careful you don't leave it plugged in.
    The SatNav needs to be left plugged in (it dies after 10 minutes otherwise), but thought I'd check about the 4 way in case I need to charge phones on the way back.


  • #8
    ironclaw
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    the_syco wrote: »
    The SatNav needs to be left plugged in (it dies after 10 minutes otherwise), but thought I'd check about the 4 way in case I need to charge phones on the way back.

    Sorry, to clarify, I mean when you are stopped and ignition off.


  • #9
    keithclancy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    the_syco wrote: »
    Hey all,
    Flying over to France on Friday, and driving, and wondering if the voltage in the cigarette lighter is the same as here? Hoping to plug a four way cigarette lighter jack into it, powering my SatNav alongst with between one and three phones.

    You might need a flux capacitor since everyone there drives on the right hand side all the electricity goes backwards.


  • #10
    HandsomeDan
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    endacl wrote: »
    Be careful though. If it's a French car you're in, plugging anything into the 12v power supply may cause the gearbox to reverse, the windscreen washer bottle to explode, and the front passenger to eject.

    Be warned.

    You're thinking of VWs


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