Is the cigarette lighter needed?

[Benjamin Heath <benjamin.joel.heath@...>]

There are a lot of things you just can't stuff in that Lighter, and your alternator would probably appreciate it. But do people do it anyway? The answer is, "Yes, of course."

On Sep 30, 2015 10:51 PM, "Jeff Pohlmeyer" <yetanothergeek@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Does your car also have a radio? Because this list could really use
> some more noise...
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 12:17 AM, Dirk Laurie <dirk.laurie@gmail.com> wrote:
> > My car had a cigarette lighter. It's not in its socket any more.
> > I never used it, since I don't smoke. I don't know where it is.
> > But the socket is still there.
> >
> > The car's manual says:
> >
> > This car provides a _lighter socket_, a pre-fitted power point that can
> > be used by any compliant device to draw power from the battery
> > whenever it needs to.
> >
> > But is it _needed_?
> >
>