richard Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Can you use a trickle charger through the cigar lighter to keep battery charged on a 1990 reatta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Ron Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard Posted August 22, 2017 Topic Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Thanks I have been hooking up to battery, but I would like not to have to leave hood open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I see no reason why charging the battery through the lighter socket wouldn't work as long as it's just a trickle charger. I've not tried it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired mechanic74 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I see no reason why charging the battery through the lighter socket wouldn't work as long as it's just a trickle charger. I've not tried it myself. ....I agree with Ronnie just as long as you don't exceed 2 amps the wiring on the lighter is not thick enough to handle anything higher. I think a good way would be to see what the amps are on the fuse for the lighter. Here is a tip that I find very useful. If you have an old charging cord that plugs into a lighter cut the wires and make sure that positive stays positive and neg. stays neg. fasten to a 9 volt battery putting that into the lighter will allow you to remove the battery without losing any memory from the components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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