Q–I never can remember exactly how to jump-start a car battery, and I`m always nervous when I try. I`ve heard of cables that let you start a car through its cigarette lighter. Do they work? A–Yep.

Having jumper cables in your car is a great idea if you can find another vehicle to connect to, but a portable jumper makes more sense. ... Cigarette lighter charger.

It’s spring, when a driver’s thoughts turn to his or her car. Car care is made easier and summer motoring safer with 12-volt gadgets powered by the cigarette-lighter outlet. A polisher/… ...

TOM: In order to jump-start your car, you have to get a bunch (note: technical term) of electricity from one battery to the other. Usually, you do that with jumper cables, which are thick copper ...

Sure, you can find a jump box with enough beans to do the job, but they are generally priced in the $400-plus range. We decided to build our own for a lot less cash. 0:00 / 0:00 ...

It measures 3 x 3 x 2-1/2 and only takes 30 minutes when plugged into the cigarette lighter/power port to charge itself. That also happens to be how it charges your car ... a quick jump start.

I haven't used a cigarette lighter jump starter, so I can't really comment. I have used jumper packs though and I use an Aukey one. It's small, light, easy-to-use and doubles as a battery pack for ...

How Many Volts Does The Lighter Produce? A car cigarette lighter has a nominal voltage rating of 12 volts but is limited to 10.2 volts with a maximum current of 10 amps. It can efficiently function as ...

By 1956, Casco's cigarette lighter design was the one that became standardized.Designed by Lawrence Fenn, I wish I could say I was able to find out exactly why this particular design (there were ...

Depending on the age of your car, it might contain a round 12 V power outlet in the dash, or possibly in the elbow compartment. And depending on your own age, you might know that as the cigarette l… ...

Q: I’m looking for a portable battery that can double as a jumper for my car battery, but the range in price is so wide, I’m not sure what to get.

The next step was to build a simple battery box to house the battery along with a 12-volt cigarette lighter outlet we could use for a portable electric tire pump or perhaps a 12-volt light source.