Help, please: no power to 12v outlets

Do you have a battery installed and connected?

:^)

They sell stuff called ice at the stores. You put some in a cooler with your soda and it keeps it cold. It makes you so happy that you exclaim "Thank you Jesus" and then he turns it into water.

beekeep

Suddenly, without warning, beekeep exclaimed (21-Oct-06 5:08 PM):

Thanks for the education. Problem is, where I am it gets up to 40c/104f quite often, and before I can say, "Thank you Jesus", it's turned to warm water. Using a non-powered cooler slows the process down, but not by much.

jmc

Suddenly, without warning, Carolina Watercraft Works exclaimed (21-Oct-06 10:39 AM):

10,000 comedians out of work, and you and Beekeep are trying to break into the business.

And the answer is: Yes

jmc

Does the cig lighter work?

Roy

:^)

I think I see where Roy is going....did you try the frig plug in each of the

3 outlets? Try a different item...like the lighter. I've seen some plugs that have a fuse inside the plug....maybe that's it.

Let me look in mine.

Roy

YUP! There is. Just unscrew it. Mine has a little brass retainer that unscrews. Careful, 'cause the thing is spring loaded. The fuse is behind the spring.

Roy

Suddenly, without warning, Roy exclaimed (21-Oct-06 10:56 PM):

Doesn't appear to be.

jmc

Suddenly, without warning, jmc exclaimed (22-Oct-06 1:05 AM):

OOps, no, belay that. Just realized I'd never tested the cig lighter. Ok, if that works, then it's just the two "power" outlets that aren't working (one on dash, one in armrest).

duh! I don't smoke, so sometimes forget there's even an ash tray there.

jmc

I agree. Also, I think that those may not be on all the time. If I recall, 1 is always hot, the other 2 switched...or 2 hot and one switched.

Well what's the story ya have them working?

Roy

I think he's learning to smoke first. Gotta check to see if the lighter is working. It's a shame he has to get cancer to find out. :^)

I believe it is "she" not "he". But I could be very well wrong.

Roy

Oops. Sorry if that is the case.

Suddenly, without warning, Carolina Watercraft Works exclaimed (22-Oct-06 5:27 AM):

Um. _s_he.

Thanks to Mike S., I got 'em working again. He'd sent me an email offline (had an attachment) to check the second fuse box in the engine compartment. I'd never opened that & didn't know what was in there.

Sure 'nuff, the 20A fuse to the power outlets was blow. Replaced, and all is well.

Some concern as to why it blew, but I'm not particularly worried unless they keep blowing.

jmc

Suddenly, without warning, Carolina Watercraft Works exclaimed (22-Oct-06 6:03 AM):

Apology accepted. I generally try to stay "gender neutral" on the 'net, but folks here have known me for too long :)

jmc

Glad it all worked out for you.

Roy