Customer Reviews

Marine Grade Cigarette Lighter Socket 12 VDC

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Bought several of these as extreme use 12vdc sockets in my toyota FJ cruiser. These are good heavy duty sockets, but the weather or dust covers, slightly shrink in the heat and loose their ability to seal in time. You eventually find your sockets unprotected and the cover flopped open and loose fitting. This is an easy fix with some electrical tape or a careful bead of silicon. The Socket is tougher than the cover, so keep that in mind.

I'm a ham radio operator. In constructing a portable station that is 12 volt battery powered, I added two of these to the power panel on the front of the rack that holds my equipment. One is used at night with an LED map light on a gooseneck and the other is available for charging phones or running other 12 volt equipment that is powered through a cigarette lighter plug.

These are rugged and easy to mount in a 1 1/8" hole. Connection is via standard quick-connects. No soldering required. I fused each of these behind the panel with 10 Amp in-line automotive fuses.

Have installed a bunch of these (about half dozen on my pontoon boat, riding mower, etc.). Quick way to hook up a 5 amp charger (e.g. Minn Kota MK-105P) where you have several boat batteries. The fuses can be downsized for whatever device you're plugging in because each of the associated plugs has it's own fuse. They lock nicely and stay in when you're going across rough water. The glitch is that after a few weeks of being exposed to sunlight, the covers warp & won't stay closed, so there goes the weather-proof feature. However, it's pretty easy to fix. Simply cut some short lengths of 1/2 inch CPVC pipe (about .3 inch in length is ideal) and press into each of the rubber cover caps, then the covers stay shut. No big deal, but this should be done before the customer gets it.
If you are gonna' use these on a boat, solder the wires to the back of the socket and be done with it. However, the socket can't take much heat, so tin the wires, stick 'em through the holes in the connectors, then solder it quickly to avoid melting the socket.

The 12 volt socket is well made, very easy to install. I put mine on the bow of my boat to run my spot light. I've already used it while camping to charge my phone. It looks just like the Minn Kota brand socket that I bought for the trolling motor. I'm pleased.

I bought two of these for my airplane and I am pleased with the quality. My 12v phone adapter slides in with just the right amount of resistance and stays in place. Well engineered product. Looks good in my panel.

I installed 2 of these in my Jeep CJ5. They were very easy to install. Drill a hole, connect the wires, slide it in and tighten it down. I chose not to install the optional square cover plate and it looks great. The only issue is that it is a little to big on the inside of the unit. My chargers keep working their way out while I am driving down the road.

This is a good product, arrived on time, brand new in box no complaints. It is basically a copy of the original Marinco Sealink 12v outlet only with lesser quality. four stars max, five to the Marinco. I own both. You get what you pay for.

This item was very simple to install. I added a 15 amp fuse and the instalation looks like its from the factory. Item is on 2009 Bass Tracker

Want to power an accessory on you boat up front or have an extra cigarette lighter plug in on the console. Nice well built lighter socket.

I installed this on a utility tractor so I could run little things on the farm. It's tough and dust resistance. The installation looks like it was a factory job.