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Old 09-20-2009, 01:05 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kenchan View Post
check the list of fuses in the manual or on the back of the lid and find one that's for the cigarette lighter (power socket). make sure it turns off when you shut off the engine so that it is a 'switched' fuse. ie: turns on/off with the engine.

you can use any of the switched fuses, actually. radar detectors need very little power.
Thanks for the clarification. Does the 370z have a volt regulator for 12v (I would assume so with all the electronics)? And if I wanted to hardware a usb charger (5v) to the cars 12v, what would I need?


Is the only differentiation that needs to be made is the one between a 'switched' and 'nonswitched' fuse? What do the little numbers represent (amperages I'm guessing)?






I'm not sure I'm using the right terminology here.
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