Re: Car Power supply

From	Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.repair, alt.comp.hardware
Subject	Re: Car Power supply
Date	2025-03-11 16:30 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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References	<2ku0tjdq98tn5hms38dd3sb116jmfi8kad@4ax.com> <arv0tj5jiu69q7e7rv2iv9aff3jooge6ng@4ax.com>

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On Tue, 3/11/2025 2:23 PM, micky wrote:
> I misspelled hardware in the previous post. ;-(  
> 
> In sci.electronics.repair, on Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:08:32 -0400, micky
> <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> 
> I rented a car last week, a mazda 3 maybe 2024 or 5, and it had no
> cigarrette lighter port, only a round cap where it should have been. 
> 
> It had no type-A USB jack either, only type-C. 
> 
> But my laptop is 4 years old and isn't recharged by USB-C.  Is there a
> cable with USB-C at one end and either Dell or a multiple choice of tips
> at the other?  Or something that will work. 
> 
> Is this going to be a trend in cars, no cigarrette lighter, or does
> Alamo get this because some people use the power port to run jack
> hammers or something they don't like?
> 

https://owners-manual.mazda.com/gen/en/cx-5/cx-5_8ft1ee17b/contents/06040400.html

   Accessory socket   12V @ 10A  (connector type not shown)

   USB socket          5V @ 2.1A

Not really much of a replacement for a 12V @ 25A lighter socket.

   Paul

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Re: Car Power supply micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-11 14:23 -0400
  Re: Car Power supply Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-11 16:30 -0400
    Re: Car Power supply micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-15 12:40 -0400

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