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[[Car socket 12 volt]]
[[Car socket 12 volt]]  


== How to  make a car Cigar Lighter Socket female ==
<br>


== What is a car socket? ==


=== Why ===
Many different types of vehicles, including boats, cars, vans, and campers have a world-standard power socket on the dashboard.


With this system there will less mistake about the electric plus and minus polarity.
It is possible to connect a specially designed cigarette lighter to a car socket. WARNING: Do not use this type of cigarette lighter for car socket extension cords, because most cords cannot handle the heat.  


There is a lot of electrical equipment that fits in this kind of socket.
== Other names for the car socket ==


This socket is a world standard DC 12 volt socket.
Other names for car sockets include car adapter, cigarette lighter socket, cigar lighter receptacle, DC power connector, DC outlet, and car outlet.


=== How ===
== What to connect  ==


What can you connect to this socket?


[[Image:cut tinplate.PNG|thumb|cut tinplate|200px]]  
You can connect chargers to laptop computers, mobile phones, PDAs, GPS devices, digital audio and video players, electric razors, portable spotlights, thermoelectric coolers or heaters. DC to AC inverter [Au query: DC to AC inverters are part of the list?]


Take some tin plate and copper wire
== How to make a car Cigar Lighter Socket female ==
The sizes are in mm


[[Image:cut copper wire.PNG|thumb|cut copper wire|300px]]
=== Why? ===


With this system there will be fewer mistakes about the electric plus and minus polarity.


[[Image:fold tinplate double rond copper wire.PNG|thumb|fold tinplate double around copper wire|300px]]
Many different types of electrical equipment can fit in this kind of socket.  


[[Image:Tin plate and copper wire .jpg|thumb|Tin plate and copper wire|150px]]
This socket is a world standard DC 12 volt socket.  


=== How? ===


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[[Image:Cut tinplate.PNG|thumb|Cut Tinplate|200px]]  
[[Image:curve tinplate.PNG|thumb|curve tinplate|300px]]
Curve and roll the cylinder into the right shape.
[[Image:rolling the cilinder.jpg|thumb|rolling the cylinder|150px]]
[[Image:Rolling the edge.jpg|thumb|Rolling the edge|150px]]
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Step 1: Take some tin plate and copper wire as in Figure ?. The sizes are in millimeters.


[[Image:soldering the tinplate and copper wire.PNG|thumb|soldering the tinplate and copper wire|300px]]  
[[Image:Cut copper wire.PNG|thumb|300px]]  
Soldering the edges
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[[Image:wooden insulator.PNG|thumb|wooden insulator|300px]]  
<br> [[Image:Fold tinplate double rond copper wire.PNG|thumb|300px]]  
Make this from beech or pine wood.


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[[Image:Tin plate and copper wire .jpg|thumb|150px]]


[[Image:tinplate ring and plastic ring.PNG|thumb|tinplate ring and plastic ring|300px]]
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Assemble


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[[Image:Curve tinplate.PNG|thumb|300px]]Step 2: Curve and roll the cylinder into the right shape. [[Image:Rolling the erylind.jpg|thumb|150px]] [[Image:Rolling the edge.jpg|thumb|150px]]


[[Image:assemble.jpg|thumb|assemble|150px]]
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<br> [[Image:Solding the tinplate and copper wire.PNG|thumb|300px]]Step 3: Solder the edges of the cylinder.


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[[Image:Wooden insulator.PNG|thumb|300px]]Step 4: Make this from beech or pine wood.
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[[Image:soldering the plus wire.PNG|thumb|soldering the plus wire|300px]]  


[[Image:wire beechwood  plastic tinplate .jpg|thumb|wire, beechwood,  plastic, tinplate|200px]]
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Soldering the plus
[[Image:Tinplate ring and plastic ring.PNG|thumb|300px]]Step 5: Assemble [Au query: which parts in which order?]


make sure you solder the plus in the middle and the minus on the outside.
<br>
Find the mark on the electric plus wire.
a lot of wire is marked in diferent ways.


Mark on the plus wire, you can find more information [[Low_voltage_connection_basics]]
[[Image:Assemble.jpg|thumb|150px]]  


<br>


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[[Image:soldering the tinplate and minus wire.PNG|thumb|soldering the tinplate on the minus wire|300px]]
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soldering the tinplate and minus wire


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[[Image:Solding the plus wire.PNG|thumb|300px]]


[[Image:hammer tinplate and beech wood.PNG|thumb|hammer tinplate and beech wood|300px]]
[[Image:Wire beechwood plastic tinplate .jpg|thumb|200px]]  


Hammer with small nails
Step 6: Soldering the plug


[[Image:hamer NOT through wire.PNG|thumb|hammer NOT through wire|300px]]
Note: make sure you solder the plus in the middle and the minus on the outside. Find the plus indication mark on the electric plus wire. Wire is marked in different ways. You can find more information about marks on the plus wire at this link:&nbsp;[[Low voltage connection basics]]  


Be careful you do not hammer the nail through electric wire
<br>


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[[Image:car Cigar Lighter Socket female .jpg|thumb|car Cigar Lighter Socket female|200px]]
[[Image:Solding the tinplate and minus wire.PNG|thumb|300px]]Step 7: Solder the tinplate and minus wire
Cigar Lighter Socket female is finished


[[Image:make watertight with rubber.PNG|thumb|make watertight with rubber|300px]]
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[[Image:Hammer tinplate and beech wood.PNG|thumb|300px]]  
[[Image:Car cigarette lighter plug dimensions.PNG|thumb|Car cigarette lighter plug dimensions|300px]]


== How to make a car Cigar Lighter plug male ==
Step 8: Hammer with small nails


Coming soon
[[Image:Hamer NOT through wire.PNG|thumb|300px]]
link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_cigarette_lighter


Be careful you do not hammer the nail through electric wire


You can connect the car Cigar Lighter female socket to the :
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*[[Low voltage power supply]]
[[Image:Car Cigar Lighter Socket female .jpg|thumb|200px]] Cigar Lighter Socket female is finished!
*12 volt [[battery]] power supply


[[Image:Make watertight with rubber.PNG|thumb|300px]]


Links
<br>


[[Category:How tos]]
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[[Category:Electricity]]
 
[[Image:Car cigarette lighter plug dimension.PNG|thumb|300px]]
 
== How to make a car Cigar Lighter plug male  ==
 
Coming soon link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_cigarette_lighter
 
<br> You can connect the car Cigar Lighter female socket to the&nbsp;:
 
*[[Low voltage power supply]]
*12 volt [[Battery]] power supply
 
<br> Links
 
[[Category:How_tos]] [[Category:Electricity]]

Revision as of 09:41, 7 August 2012

Living Energie.PNG

Car socket 12 volt


What is a car socket?

Many different types of vehicles, including boats, cars, vans, and campers have a world-standard power socket on the dashboard.

It is possible to connect a specially designed cigarette lighter to a car socket. WARNING: Do not use this type of cigarette lighter for car socket extension cords, because most cords cannot handle the heat.

Other names for the car socket

Other names for car sockets include car adapter, cigarette lighter socket, cigar lighter receptacle, DC power connector, DC outlet, and car outlet.

What to connect

What can you connect to this socket?

You can connect chargers to laptop computers, mobile phones, PDAs, GPS devices, digital audio and video players, electric razors, portable spotlights, thermoelectric coolers or heaters. DC to AC inverter [Au query: DC to AC inverters are part of the list?]

How to make a car Cigar Lighter Socket female

Why?

With this system there will be fewer mistakes about the electric plus and minus polarity.

Many different types of electrical equipment can fit in this kind of socket.

This socket is a world standard DC 12 volt socket.

How?

Cut Tinplate

Step 1: Take some tin plate and copper wire as in Figure ?. The sizes are in millimeters.

Cut copper wire.PNG


Fold tinplate double rond copper wire.PNG
Tin plate and copper wire .jpg



Curve tinplate.PNG

Step 2: Curve and roll the cylinder into the right shape.

Rolling the erylind.jpg
Rolling the edge.jpg


Solding the tinplate and copper wire.PNG

Step 3: Solder the edges of the cylinder.


Wooden insulator.PNG

Step 4: Make this from beech or pine wood.


Tinplate ring and plastic ring.PNG

Step 5: Assemble [Au query: which parts in which order?]


Assemble.jpg




Solding the plus wire.PNG
Wire beechwood plastic tinplate .jpg

Step 6: Soldering the plug

Note: make sure you solder the plus in the middle and the minus on the outside. Find the plus indication mark on the electric plus wire. Wire is marked in different ways. You can find more information about marks on the plus wire at this link: Low voltage connection basics



Solding the tinplate and minus wire.PNG

Step 7: Solder the tinplate and minus wire


Hammer tinplate and beech wood.PNG

Step 8: Hammer with small nails

Hamer NOT through wire.PNG

Be careful you do not hammer the nail through electric wire


Car Cigar Lighter Socket female .jpg

Cigar Lighter Socket female is finished!

Make watertight with rubber.PNG



Car cigarette lighter plug dimension.PNG

How to make a car Cigar Lighter plug male

Coming soon link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_cigarette_lighter


You can connect the car Cigar Lighter female socket to the :


Links

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