I recently read an interesting article in a respected magazine written by a respected author.
One thing that caught my eye however, was the comment that a "cigarette lighter type connector on the panel just isn't acceptable".
I've owned a certified aircraft that had just such a receptacle and I installed one in my RV10. I have enjoyed it tremendously, usually to charge my phone, but I have also used it to inflate a tire and even to inflate my air mattress at OSH. I sourced a high quality unit from a marine catalog and used aircraft wire with its own circuit breaker to install it.
Am I missing something? The author didn't elaborate on his acceptability comment. I am curious how others feel about this topic.
One thing that caught my eye however, was the comment that a "cigarette lighter type connector on the panel just isn't acceptable".
I've owned a certified aircraft that had just such a receptacle and I installed one in my RV10. I have enjoyed it tremendously, usually to charge my phone, but I have also used it to inflate a tire and even to inflate my air mattress at OSH. I sourced a high quality unit from a marine catalog and used aircraft wire with its own circuit breaker to install it.
Am I missing something? The author didn't elaborate on his acceptability comment. I am curious how others feel about this topic.