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> Cigarette lighter (cigar lighter) element fix?, How does yours work?
FlacaProductions
post Aug 16 2019, 11:01 AM
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Does it stay in on it's own while heating or do you hold it in?

Mine doesn't heat at all but I have confirmed that power is present in the socket.

I think the coil element may just be mucked up - anyone ever dismantle/clean/repair one?
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post Aug 16 2019, 11:50 AM
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Same here, socket is fine.
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post Aug 16 2019, 11:58 AM
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Maybe you should just quit smoking. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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post Aug 16 2019, 12:08 PM
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Mine works just as it should. I don't smoke so only use it if someone else smokes and the top is off, but it definitely works.
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post Aug 16 2019, 12:18 PM
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never tried mine but works to charge phone.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Aug 16 2019, 01:31 PM
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QUOTE(FlacaProductions @ Aug 16 2019, 10:01 AM) *

Does it stay in on it's own while heating or do you hold it in?

Mine doesn't heat at all but I have confirmed that power is present in the socket.

I think the coil element may just be mucked up - anyone ever dismantle/clean/repair one?

You can buy replacement coils, but first make sure the connection is clean inside the receptor..
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post Aug 16 2019, 02:10 PM
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Militant non-smoker here but I'm the kinda guy that if something is supposed to work, I want it to work.

Does it stay in on its own or do you hold it?

I've done a lot of searching but can't seem to find coils - maybe I'm not hitting on the right search syntax.

I'm think I need to check continuity between the coil and the shell...


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QUOTE(FlacaProductions @ Aug 16 2019, 10:01 AM) *

Does it stay in on it's own while heating or do you hold it in?

Mine doesn't heat at all but I have confirmed that power is present in the socket.

I think the coil element may just be mucked up - anyone ever dismantle/clean/repair one?

You can buy replacement coils, but first make sure the connection is clean inside the receptor..
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post Aug 16 2019, 02:23 PM
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My recollection, from 30 years ago on my last Six, was that they stay in and pop out when hot.
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post Aug 16 2019, 06:36 PM
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Below are the disassembled parts from when I rebuilt mine. The button should stay in until the element gets hot and then pop out automatically. The 2-pronged spring on the left clamps onto the coil attached to the button when the button is pushed in and the coil is cold. As the clamp heats up, it spreads apart until it lets loose and the button pops out. That should let you know what to look for when you take it apart. it's an easy job. Just keep track of how it goes together.

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And here are the components cleaned and replated, then reassembled (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

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post Aug 16 2019, 06:42 PM
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Mine works but won't stay in, I have to hold it.
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post Aug 16 2019, 07:25 PM
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IIRC, I had to do some gentle bending of the 2-prong piece until it grabbed the coil tight enough to hold it when cold. Then I connected the assembled unit to a DC power source to test to make sure it popped out when the element got red hot.
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post Aug 16 2019, 08:37 PM
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QUOTE(FlacaProductions @ Aug 16 2019, 01:10 PM) *

Militant non-smoker here but I'm the kinda guy that if something is supposed to work, I want it to work.

Does it stay in on its own or do you hold it?

I've done a lot of searching but can't seem to find coils - maybe I'm not hitting on the right search syntax.

I'm think I need to check continuity between the coil and the shell...


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QUOTE(FlacaProductions @ Aug 16 2019, 10:01 AM) *

Does it stay in on it's own while heating or do you hold it in?

Mine doesn't heat at all but I have confirmed that power is present in the socket.

I think the coil element may just be mucked up - anyone ever dismantle/clean/repair one?

You can buy replacement coils, but first make sure the connection is clean inside the receptor..



Here is the coil, if needed: https://www.aasesales.com/products/h0b-b52-...9b526&_ss=r
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post Aug 16 2019, 10:40 PM
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@bbrock and @Jett - this is gold. Thanks for the great info...fantastic.
On the list for when I get back to the 914.....
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post Aug 17 2019, 11:58 AM
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I think Pelican has them too. There's one on my wish list.
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post Aug 17 2019, 11:58 AM
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Sorry. Hit the button twice.
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post Aug 17 2019, 01:14 PM
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Interesting - one reviewer said: Unraveled when screwing into place. Junk. Dunk your existing one in CLR overnight and reuse it.
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post Dec 11 2019, 08:49 PM
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Update: It was as simple as two things - giving the coil element a good wire brushing and then a nice firm bending of the "goal post" prongs as shown in the first pic above from @bbrock . I did those things, shoved the lighter in - where it stayed - and then I actually jumped when it popped out. And it was hot.

So....fixed. But don't get any ideas that you'll be lightin' up in my 914 - just know that you could.

Huge thanks to everyone who chimed in on this trivial little thread....but it IS about the little things....
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post Dec 11 2019, 09:16 PM
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QUOTE(FlacaProductions @ Dec 11 2019, 07:49 PM) *

So....fixed. But don't get any ideas that you'll be lightin' up in my 914 - just know that you could.

Huge thanks to everyone who chimed in on this trivial little thread....but it IS about the little things....


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) I know exactly what you mean. I've never smoked a day in my life but for some reason I get a tremendous satisfaction from pushing that lighter knob in, waiting for it to pop, then pulling it out to see the cherry red element. Just last night I sat in my unfinished car doing that... and pulling the light switch to watch the empty headlight frames pop up like the Terminator. Yes, it's the little things... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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post Dec 11 2019, 10:18 PM
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I put an NOS unit in our 75 last night, the PO(s) must have smoked a fair bit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) so it was easier to replace.
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post Dec 12 2019, 12:10 AM
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Never got one,PO put a fuel gauge in there happy with that anyway.
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