Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I just replace them with these when I need to power something:
https://www.westmountainradio.com/kb_view_topic.php?id=ST166
They are in the truck and the Cessna now ---

On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 7:17 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
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> IIRC the lighter sockets of the W114/W115, like old American iron, are
> fairly deep
> when compared to the newer cars like R107+.  The lighter socket hardware,
> like seat
> belts, are 100% American in origin, but have been drifting.  The _power_
> sockets,
> though, I believe retain the original depth.
>
> The very best retention is of the plugs that have a molded ridge in the
> nose that
> actually is gripped by the lighter socket's thermostatic release clip.
> Those are
> few and far between, though.
>
> -- Jim
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Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
IIRC the lighter sockets of the W114/W115, like old American iron, are fairly 
deep
when compared to the newer cars like R107+.  The lighter socket hardware, like 
seat
belts, are 100% American in origin, but have been drifting.  The _power_ 
sockets,
though, I believe retain the original depth.

The very best retention is of the plugs that have a molded ridge in the nose 
that
actually is gripped by the lighter socket's thermostatic release clip.  Those 
are
few and far between, though.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I believe so. I’ll check mine when I have the time. I experienced this in my 
W210 wagon, which has a power outlet in the cargo area.

-D

> On Jun 15, 2022, at 4:46 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> On 2022-06-15 19:28, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
>> It’s been my experience that the Euro cigarette lighters are pretty
>> short, so the socket is equally “shallow”, meaning that anything like
>> a charger that you put in there will flop around.
>> Note that if you also have a power adapter socket it will be much deeper.
> 
> You're saying the socket left of the tailgate on my W163 is deeper than the 
> lighter socket, which was intended only for the lighter that came with it?
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Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes

On 2022-06-15 19:28, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:

It’s been my experience that the Euro cigarette lighters are pretty
short, so the socket is equally “shallow”, meaning that anything like
a charger that you put in there will flop around.

Note that if you also have a power adapter socket it will be much 
deeper.


You're saying the socket left of the tailgate on my W163 is deeper than 
the lighter socket, which was intended only for the lighter that came 
with it?


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Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
It’s been my experience that the Euro cigarette lighters are pretty short, so 
the socket is equally “shallow”, meaning that anything like a charger that you 
put in there will flop around.

Note that if you also have a power adapter socket it will be much deeper.

-D


> On Jun 15, 2022, at 4:25 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> problem solved.thanks for the advice. neighbor gave my wife two cords both
> of which fit.. I think they have been used in Audi
> 
>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 6:21 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I had one like that, maybe in a 210 of the same vintage. I just put a bit
>> of paper in to shim it and it worked fine
>> 
>> --FT
>> Sent from iFōn
>> 
>>> On Jun 15, 2022, at 6:18 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> How much is a new socket?
>>> Mitch.
>>> 
 On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:
 My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage.  The
 phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet.  I tested this
 with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around.
>> Parts
 guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet.  So Wrap the phone plug
>> end in
 wire? Shim the lighter socket?
 TIA
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Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
problem solved.thanks for the advice. neighbor gave my wife two cords both
of which fit.. I think they have been used in Audi

On Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 6:21 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
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> I had one like that, maybe in a 210 of the same vintage. I just put a bit
> of paper in to shim it and it worked fine
>
> --FT
> Sent from iFōn
>
> > On Jun 15, 2022, at 6:18 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > How much is a new socket?
> > Mitch.
> >
> >> On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:
> >> My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage.  The
> >> phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet.  I tested this
> >> with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around.
> Parts
> >> guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet.  So Wrap the phone plug
> end in
> >> wire? Shim the lighter socket?
> >> TIA
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Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
I like that idea. Paper  won't cut connectivity?
Dwight E. Giles Jr.
Bissell Cove
Wickford RI


On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 6:21 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I had one like that, maybe in a 210 of the same vintage. I just put a bit
> of paper in to shim it and it worked fine
>
> --FT
> Sent from iFōn
>
> > On Jun 15, 2022, at 6:18 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > How much is a new socket?
> > Mitch.
> >
> >> On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:
> >> My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage.  The
> >> phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet.  I tested this
> >> with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around.
> Parts
> >> guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet.  So Wrap the phone plug
> end in
> >> wire? Shim the lighter socket?
> >> TIA
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Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
I don't know. I was hoping to avoid changing one. Wonder if I can get a
larger plug on cord??
Dwight E. Giles Jr.
Bissell Cove
Wickford RI


On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 6:18 PM mitch--- via Mercedes 
wrote:

> How much is a new socket?
> Mitch.
>
> On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:
> > My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage.  The
> > phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet.  I tested this
> > with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around.
> > Parts
> > guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet.  So Wrap the phone plug
> > end in
> > wire? Shim the lighter socket?
> > TIA
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Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Is it a European thing? My old W115 300D socket is loose on normal plugs 
as well. I have always assumed that it may be some sort of metric socket 
rather than what we expect in NA. I think about changing it but haven't 
needed to do so and thus haven't yet.


Randy

On 15/06/2022 5:17 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote:

How much is a new socket?
Mitch.

On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:

My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage.  The
phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet.  I tested this
with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around.  
Parts
guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet.  So Wrap the phone plug 
end in

wire? Shim the lighter socket?
TIA


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Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I had one like that, maybe in a 210 of the same vintage. I just put a bit of 
paper in to shim it and it worked fine

--FT
Sent from iFōn

> On Jun 15, 2022, at 6:18 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> How much is a new socket?
> Mitch.
> 
>> On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:
>> My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage.  The
>> phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet.  I tested this
>> with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around.  Parts
>> guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet.  So Wrap the phone plug end in
>> wire? Shim the lighter socket?
>> TIA
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Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes

How much is a new socket?
Mitch.

On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:

My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage.  The
phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet.  I tested this
with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around.  
Parts
guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet.  So Wrap the phone plug 
end in

wire? Shim the lighter socket?
TIA


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[MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle

2022-06-15 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage.  The
phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet.  I tested this
with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around.  Parts
guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet.  So Wrap the phone plug end in
wire? Shim the lighter socket?
TIA

Dwight E. Giles Jr.
1982 300CD
2005 E320 4matic
Wickford RI
*ChowdahQ XV on September 10*
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