This 12V car adapter jack allows you to plug your project into your car's cigarette lighter for power on the go. It includes the housing, fuse, spring-loaded center pin, and even a red LED to indicate power status. Wires are connected with solder tabs inside the housing.
If it requires power, you need to know how much, what all the pins do, and how to hook it up. You may need to reference datasheets, schematics, and know the ins and outs of electronics.
Skill Level: Noob - You don't need to reference a datasheet, but you will need to know basic power requirements.
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How about getting a panel mount female to go with this?
the car don't output 12v all time. the output can go to 15v in certain moments.
it's worse than that, it may be as low as ~6-7V when cranking, around ~15V with the engine running and load dumps maybe as high as several hundreds volts. A car is the power supply from hell and electronics needs several layers of protecting to be reliable in a car
http://www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Application_Notes/an9312.pdf
I just bought this. I cannot read the fuse rating, because the top-half of the numbers weren't printed.
Is it a 10A fuse? (looks like it was trying to say 10A...)
Great to have a fairly priced source for these!
What's the max current this plug (and/or the included fuse) is rated for?
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