In message <50FE7214753E4725990D35600834D511@MmPc21>, dated Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Piotr Galka <[email protected]> writes:
>I don't understand why cars still don't have specialised sockets for >electronic equipment. >The cigarette sockets likes to lose contact (it is my experience). Cars are designed by mechanical engineers. They move very slowly when dealing with 'electricity'.(;-) Yes, the present version of the connector is pretty unsatisfactory. The old type, that only had a real 'cigar lighter' to plug into it, was more reliable; it had to be, the current was about 10 A, and a bad contact would fry the lighter. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk Things can always get better. But that's not the only option. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
