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  2. Automobile auxiliary power outlet - Wikipedia

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    An automobile auxiliary power outlet (also known as car cigarette lighter or auxiliary power outlet[ 1]) in an automobile was initially designed to power an electrically heated cigarette lighter, [ 1] but became a de facto standard DC connector to supply electrical power for portable accessories used in or near an automobile directly from the ...

  3. DC connector - Wikipedia

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    A 12–Volt cigar lighter plug. The automobile auxiliary power outlet is also called a cigarette lighter receptacle, or cigar lighter receptacle, since it was originally designed as a lighter for cigars—hence its rather large size. Nowadays, it is used to power automotive accessories such as portable inverters, mobile phone chargers and ...

  4. ISO 4165 - Wikipedia

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    ISO 4165 is a standard adopted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that describes a double-pole DC connector to supply between 12 and 24 V DC at up to 12 amps to appliances in vehicles. Although roughly similar in design to an automotive accessory receptacle, the ISO 4165 connector is shorter and smaller in diameter.

  5. Jump start (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    An alternative to jumper cables is a cable used to interconnect the 12 volt power outlets (cigarette lighter outlets) of two vehicles. This method slowly recharges the battery, not by providing the current needed for cranking, as the engine cranking motor current draw will greatly exceed the fuse rating in a cigarette lighter outlet. While this ...

  6. Lighter - Wikipedia

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    A lighter is a portable device which creates a controlled flame, and can be used to ignite a variety of flammable items, such as cigarettes, butane gas, fireworks, candles, or campfires. A lighter typically consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable liquid, a compressed flammable gas, or in rarer cases a flammable solid (e ...

  7. Receptacle - Wikipedia

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    Electrical engineering. Automobile auxiliary power outlet, formerly known as cigarette lighter receptacle, a type of DC power outlet. Duplex receptacle, a part of a NEMA connector (a type of mains electricity connection) Electric receptacle, a type of AC power outlet. A "female connector" or a "jack" (see electrical connector)

  8. Talk:Automobile auxiliary power outlet - Wikipedia

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    Even though it isn't used much as cigarette lighter, that's still how it's commonly referred to and how most readers looking for an article on the subject would search for it. Rreagan007 14:57, 30 July 2019 (UTC) Support in general but prefer Automobile auxiliary power outlet per BarrelProof.

  9. Power inverter - Wikipedia

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    A power inverter, inverter, or invertor is a power electronic device or circuitry that changes direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC). [ 1] The resulting AC frequency obtained depends on the particular device employed. Inverters do the opposite of rectifiers which were originally large electromechanical devices converting AC to DC.

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