Sockets

[William Magliocco]

Oh no, not a cigar lighter thread! (shades of T'sen).

Anyhow, the observer is correct that the german
lighters are more stout than the 'murrican ones.  

I'm not a smoker, but the differences in size do
affect the various plugs (usually US or Far Eastern
Mfr.) that I use to get +12 volts for my portable CD
player, scanners and ham rigs.  The o.d. of the cigar
lighter plugs at "the shack" are too small to
accomodate the i.d. of the German sockets.  The plugs
rattle around and give intermittent contact.  

However, the problems I encounter also occurred with a
US built VW Golf.  

Wonder what Euro sized plugs cost-$20 a pop?



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