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Can you safely jump start a RV through the cigarette lighter adapter? Is there any danger of damage?
Can you safely jump start a RV through the cigarette lighter adapter? Is there any danger of damage?
For those of us that park our airplanes with the flaps down to discourage people from stepping on them (which seems like a majority of owners, from my personal experience), here is an option. I installed a headset jack in the left fuse wall in line with the wing/flaps, such that it is exposed with the flaps down and covered when the flaps are up. This is wired direct to my battery with a 15-amp fuse and I have the plug end with wires/alligator clips on it to allow it to connect to any battery charger. If you choose to do this, DO NOT use a stereo headset jack, use a mono jack. The stereo plug will short the jack briefly as you install the plug into it, blowing your fuse on the first try. A mono plug/jack will work just fine.
The most likely time (by far) that you'll discover a dead battery is when you are returning to your parked airplane - and if you habitually drop your flaps when parking, then you've got a ready-made charging port. This port will NOT allow a jumpstart, but it will certainly let you charge enough to crank up in an hour or so.