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05-25-2011, 12:53 PM | #1 |
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Valentine 1 Won't Power from Cigarette Lighter
So, I went to plug in my Valentine 1 using the cigarett lighter for the first time into my new to me car (I had loaned it to a friend).
It wouldn't power up, nothing. I tested in an another car, works fine. I got back into the Z4, pushed in the cigarette lighter...POP yeah, it's hot, I guess the outlet is working. Plug the Valentine back in ..wiggle the connector all over the place, twist/turn you name it...nothing. What gives? Has anyone else run into this? My next step is to take a multimeter to the cigarette lighter outlet just to see what's what. I plan on hardwiring it, but that's on the to-do list for now. Thanks! |
05-25-2011, 01:25 PM | #2 |
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The cig lighter in the Z4 sucks! Lots of things I've tried don't work in it. Very few things do. I ended up hardwiring my radar detector, didn't take long.
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05-25-2011, 02:13 PM | #3 |
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Great! A simple thing that I'm sure the teutonic engineers have made better in some manner (iLighter?)
Guess I'll be hardwiring much sooner than later. Thx. |
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05-25-2011, 02:58 PM | #4 |
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I was gonna suggest checking the fuse, but you said the cig adapter works. Strange, my power adaptor worked fine with the stock cig connection
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06-06-2011, 10:42 AM | #10 |
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Hardwire install is done (purple and white kinda hard to dig out of there!). Had to pin a new RJ-11 cable though, I had used the one that came with the V1 for another install. Interestingly enough, the RJ-11 connectors from Radio Shack don't fit 100% in the V1. No power when the new cable is positioned certain ways and I can see the connector moving around slightly in the jack on the V1.
I really wish Valentine would get on the GPS memory/location bandwagon. Every damn CVS I pass I say to the V1 "I know, I know" |
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06-06-2011, 10:58 AM | #11 |
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My cig lighter is temperamental. I have to move the plug till it finds a position it likes. Sometimes will lose the connection after a bump though. Good move on the hardwire. I'm thinking about getting a V1 as well.
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