cigarette lighter plug

[Motts]

is there any way to wire the cigarette lighter plug to shut off when the car shuts off.. I hate always having to unplug my radar detector when i turn the car off. I'm afraid of forgetting and having a dead battery in the morning!!!

Any ideas??

 

[itsnotmydaddys]

is what i did on my explorer was had it wired up to something that shuts off with the car ie (radio, lights) circuit city did it for 20 bucks, then u dont have to worry about turning it off and on, also u can hide the wire so its not all over your dash, just tuck it in the head liner. my .02 cents

 

[Jim Henderson]

Unless your detector uses vacuum tubes, you don't have to worry about draining the battery overnight. You might drain it in a week or more.

I have detectors in all my vehicles(since 1987) and the only one that ever gets drained is my truck which sits often for a week to two weeks at a time. If I leave the detector on in the truck it will drain if the truck sits long enough.

A simpler fix may be to hardwire the detector into the line feeding the radio or off the accessories line. Some detectors come with a hard wire lead along with the cigarette plug lead.

One thing to watchout for is those electric coolers. Now those will suck your batteries down in a day or so.

Good Luck,

Jim Henderson