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Cigarette light to USB plug?
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Choccygirl123
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Good Morning
Looking for some advice.....I've been trying to find a plug that I can put my old dash cam into so I can plug it into a usb in the car. The dash plug has a cigarette lighter end but the car doesn't have a socket. Have googled and looked on amazon, but they all seem the wrong way around. Not really sure what you'd call it.
Thanks in advance.
CG123
Looking for some advice.....I've been trying to find a plug that I can put my old dash cam into so I can plug it into a usb in the car. The dash plug has a cigarette lighter end but the car doesn't have a socket. Have googled and looked on amazon, but they all seem the wrong way around. Not really sure what you'd call it.
Thanks in advance.
CG123
Finally Debt Free 24/4/2023
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USB power adaptor to car cigar lighter if that's what you actually mean .
Poundland has them .
Amazon has them .
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mobile-Phone-Car-Charges/b?ie=UTF8&node=3403280310 -
You're a star! Thank you...will get it ordered today. It's supposed to be a non spend day, but after a horrendous accident near us this morning, I want to use my camera again. Many thanks JJ.
Happy New Year xFinally Debt Free 24/4/20230 -
Ive never seen one that way round. The problem youll have is the 12v car plug doesnt fit in line with the 5v usb.
Can you not install a cig lighter in your car?
https://www.howacarworks.com/modifications/installing-a-cigarette-lighter-socket
To clarify your car has a usb socket and you want to plug something that has a 12v car socket in to the USB?0 -
Is the cable hardwired into the dash cam?
If not what plugs type is the dashcam end?
(and voltage/current requirements)0 -
Choccygirl123 wrote: »Good Morning
Looking for some advice.....I've been trying to find a plug that I can put my old dash cam into so I can plug it into a usb in the car. The dash plug has a cigarette lighter end but the car doesn't have a socket. Have googled and looked on amazon, but they all seem the wrong way around. Not really sure what you'd call it.
Thanks in advance.
CG1230 -
the query and terminology used are incomprehensibleChoccygirl123 wrote: »The dash plug has a cigarette lighter end but the car doesn't have a socket
if the car doesn't have a cigarette lighter socket, then where are you going to insert the cigarette lighter to usb adapters displayed in JJ's linkDon't you dare criticise what you cannot understand0 -
The OP has a lighter plug but a USB socket. They want something that will turn the USB socket into a lighter socket, which I suspect doesn't exist.Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.0
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if they have a usb outlet in the car, they need a usb leadDon't you dare criticise what you cannot understand0
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What a muddle. I reckon OP just needs a USB to mini or micro-USB plug, depends on what socket the dash-cam uses.0
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Choccygirl123 wrote: »Good Morning
Looking for some advice.....I've been trying to find a plug that I can put my old dash cam into so I can plug it into a usb in the car. The dash plug has a cigarette lighter end but the car doesn't have a socket. Have googled and looked on amazon, but they all seem the wrong way around. Not really sure what you'd call it.
Thanks in advance.
CG1230
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