[Icom] Toyota firewall

[Tony Hwang]

Hi,
Now it is called adaptor plug. Some come with 120V ready as well on new 
cars.
Notice cigarette lighting heater plug is not in there, just a plastic plug
Other than trickle charging, I would not hook up anything heavy there.
73,
Tony, VE6CGX

William Lambing wrote:

>It is NOT recommended to use ANY cigarette lighter output plug for a radio.
>They are not designed to provide the current surge.  Also, any mating plug
>that plugs into these things is horrible at best.  The spring material will
>not handle any significant current without overheating.  This increases the
>DC resistance of the plug wiring, which means less to the radio.
>
>Anything less than about 7-8A may be ok, anything over, be careful.  That is
>why they say..battery.
>
>It is not necessary to go through the firewall.  In my 2000 Grand Prix, I
>routed the wiring back along the firewall over the fender hump, down inside
>the door channel to the rear.  Wiring is not visible, unless you really look
>for it in the door.  Only about 1.5" is really exposed inside the door
>channel.
>
>10AWG is minimum wire size.  8AWG is better.  I have a 706IIg mobile, with
>the LDG RT-11 tuner in the trunk.  Works fine.  Had to add straps from
>vehicle frame to the exhausts.  There was nothing for grounds.
>
>73
>
>Bill, W0LPQ
>
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