I think i heard of that happening quite allot with some model of bus
and they had to change the computer control system so it wouldn't interupt
it.
I guess that is why way back in the stone age of analogue cell phones, they
made the law against using them while on an aircraft.
73
Colin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: LDG Electronics tw2 is out
> Fifteen years ago I stalled a bus with my analog cell phone!! The
> driver asked me to please finish my call!! The bus would idle, but
> apparently I got in to some kind of control circuitry!! And that was
> less than a watt!!
> Pat, K9JAUAt 02:19 PM 1/6/2006, you wrote:
> >I have found that in most newer cars, the cigarette lighter plugs are
fused
> >with a 15 amp fuse, and the wiring is usually 14 gage.
> >Remember that a cigarette lighter when heating draws lots of amps, and
they
> >have to design the wiring and fusing to accomidate fairly heavy usage of
the
> >burner.
> >This said though, most new vehicles dont even have the heater element in
the
> >plug, and the actual plugs are called accessory outlets.
> >But its always good practice, as has been said, to try and avoid the
> >cigarette lighter plug if you intend on running more then 25 watts out of
> >the mobile.
> >When i was young and stupid, i tried running a 500 watt 13.8VDC tube CB
> >amplifier out of the cigarette plug, along with the 30 watt SSB radio i
had,
> >the consequence was a very well melted plug and likely nearly a fire....i
> >remember the first time i keyed it down, the vehicle stalled lol.
> >Apparently in that particular vehicle the cigarette lighter was wired
direct
> >to the battery or something since the huge draw should have blown a
couple
> >fuses.
> >73
> >Colin, V A6BKX
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 8:16 AM
> >Subject: Re: LDG Electronics tw2 is out
> >
> >
> > > Most times they don't recommend using the cigarette lighter for that
> > > purpose. The wiring is not large enough Ed K7UC
> > >
>
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