Question: cigarette lighter?

[91 Black Convertible]

I hadn't driven the car for a few days and when I went to start it yesterday, the battery was completely dead. It seems like too soon for it to have died on its own. I got to thinking about what could have caused it and came up with the following: I have one of those cigarette lighter adapters for my I-pod. I had taken the I-pod out to put back in my other car but left the adapter in the cigarette lighter. Could that have drained the battery? :confused Even though there was not an I-Pod attached, asking for power.

Inquiring minds want to know...


Jim S.

 

[tonylong]

I doubt even if the iPod was attached it would use enough juice to drain the battery. Check the battery and alternator.

 

[toobroketoretire]

Did my cigarette lighter adapter cause my battery to go dead?

Not a chance. The adapter only changes the shape of the 12 volt connection from cigarette lightger shaped to I-Pod shaped. It does not consume any power.