I have a 12 volt coolbox and it keeps melting the plug on it. I’am thinking about putting a hella plug on it to see if that’s any better .The
problem with putting a hella plug on it is there is no fuse in it .Will it matter or would you put an inline fuse on it.
This is the bloody thing
amazon.co.uk/d/Cooler-Bags/ … lt+coolbox
The Hella plug will work much better as it’s designed to cope with a greater current draw. If it’s a factory fit, it will already be fused from the factory. If not, just fit a suitable in-line fuse.
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I have a 12 volt coolbox and it keeps melting the plug on it. I’am thinking about putting a hella plug on it to see if that’s any better .The
problem with putting a hella plug on it is there is no fuse in it .Will it matter or would you put an inline fuse on it.This is the bloody thing
amazon.co.uk/d/Cooler-Bags/ … lt+coolbox
You are not plugging it into a 24v socket . . . . are you ?
You are not plugging it into a 24v socket . . . . are you ?
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No its pluged in to a 12 volt .Its a daf xf
Have you tested the 12v socket is actually 12v
Those smoke genies are sneaky. I fried my box this year by sticking it in 24v, as a limper the one thing I’ve found ideal is a £0.99 plug in LED tester that I can stick in the ciggie socket & shows the output of the socket
It is plugged in to this and it show you the volts .Its shows around 12.5 volts.
So it’s just the plug getting hot?
Is the wiring inside the plug making good contact between cable and pin? Maybe poor contact will cause a localised hotspot?
Maybe use a soldered joint in there rather than a screw clamp?
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So it’s just the plug getting hot?Is the wiring inside the plug making good contact between cable and pin? Maybe poor contact will cause a localised hotspot?
Maybe use a soldered joint in there rather than a screw clamp?Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk
Yes just the plug getting hot .I’ve gone through 3 plugs .
If the plug was fitted to the box then I’d begin to suspect a fault in the coolbox. Sounds like its pulling way too much power and its a decent make so shouldn’t be causing issues generally. Do the cables get warm too?
Forgot, does it state a wattage / amps rating on the back if the unit? It’ll likely give one for 12v and one for 240v.
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If the plug was fitted to the box then I’d begin to suspect a fault in the coolbox. Sounds like its pulling way too much power and its a decent make so shouldn’t be causing issues generally. Do the cables get warm too?Forgot, does it state a wattage / amps rating on the back if the unit? It’ll likely give one for 12v and one for 240v.
Dose this mean any thing
DC 12 V
AC 220V-240-50Hz/60Hz
47w (dc12v)
MAX 55 W CAC 230 V
7.5 W (AC/ECO-MODE_)
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Dose this mean any thingDC 12 V
AC 220V-240-50Hz/60Hz
47w (dc12v)
MAX 55 W CAC 230 V
7.5 W (AC/ECO-MODE_)
47 watt on 12v is approx a 4 amp draw so a normal plug should be able to handle it ok, So looks like either a plug or socket fault, go the Hella route if you can though …
I swapped mine for a hella plug in an XF and didn’t have any problems with it.
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