Adaptor for car cigarette lighter

Francesanne

Hope I’m posting in correct place. I’d like to buy my sister a Car Dash Cam for Christmas,
Due to her job she does a lot of driving & tends to use car cigarette lighter for her sat nav in remote locations in the S.W. Is it possible to buy an adaptor so both sat nav & dash cam can be used at same time if needed. I have no idea about the things because I don’t drive:( Many thanks for any advice.

RumRat

The Dash Cam will probably be a usb connection. If the sat nav is of the old type that needs the whole cigarette lighter power socket, you'll need an adapter that serves up both.
Something like This.....http://www.halfords.com/technology/mobile-phone-accessories/multisockets/halfords-multi-socket-2x12v-usb-battery-analyser
Or This....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/2-Way-Multi-Socket-Car-Cigarette-Charger-Lighter-Splitter-USB-DC-12v-24v-Plug-UK/2027997179?iid=262857309495

KeithP

Plenty about:

cigar lighter two way adapter on Amazon

Le_Kirk

Something like this should do it. Other makes/suppliers are available.

EveryWhere

Those are expensive...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/12v-DC-Car-Cigarette-Lighter-Adapter-2-Way-Double-Plug-Socket-Charger-Splitter/16007844296

Francesanne

Thank you all so much for help & advice. Much appreciated. Will start checking them out.

EveryWhere

Francesanne wrote: »

Thank you all so much for help & advice. Much appreciated. Will start checking them out.

Take note of the power needed before purchase. Halford's one power products up to 8 Amperes, so a good starting point.
Then you can think about design. e.g where it can fit or sit. There are some adapters designed to sit in a cup-holder. Also dependent of the location of her current cigarette lighter power socket.

unforeseen

You also find that the cheap ones can also cause interference to your radio

forgotmyname

A while back a local car shop was closing down, i picked up a cheap 3 way extension for the lighter socket.

The packaging was worth more than the splitter, inside the metal was rusty, the earth wire was a single strand of solid copper wire, probably good enough for an amp or so. Not the 10 amps that someone could pull from it with a tyre pump etc.

Get a branded one and pay sensible money, avoid the cheaper ones.

DigForVictory

If you're really feeling the seasonal love, get it installed/fitted for her and the cables are hidden & powered where you don't see so the satnav keeps on running.

May cost more than a "doubler" but gives you a great deal more peace of mind.

(Mind I've a cheap beast I use for nav & phone charging I got from a cheapy shop - it does all I ask of it but I treat it with caution as I now it was cheap!)

missile

Get a hard wired dash cam (i.e. permanent install). You can buy as a gift with installation at Halfords or RAC do installation at your home address.

Parking mode is a valuable feature, which is only available with a permanently live feed to the camera. My dash cam paid for itself when I used it to identify a hit and run driver who damaged my car whilst it was parked.