Help Permanent Live Cig Port

prits_uk2002 · 2nd February 2013, 13:14

Hi all, I am have loads of battery problems and im on my 4 battery now since aug 2010. Main Reason being the car does not get used as im not working at the moment and the car is expensive to run however i dont want to sell it so ive kept it on my drive. I Have bought a solar trickle charger from maplins and realised my car 2001 mg zt 190+ does not leave its cig port live after ignition is switched off. I am aware it come with clamps that can be installed on the battery but really do not want to install that method as headache disconnecting and connecting and the routing of the wires. Can i convert current port so its live always or Install another cig port so it is always live? If so any ideas please? Also it needs to be able to send the charge to the battery so am i limited on what can be tapped into would it have to be fused? Thanks for your time

SD1too · 2nd February 2013, 16:12

Prits,

Here's an easier solution. Buy a battery charger for £15 from a local motor factor or Lidl or Halfords and charge your battery once a month.

According to my MGR wiring diagram the cigar lighter is not switched by the ignition key. So either you have different wiring, or you've blown a fuse, or your solar charger is simply not providing sufficient output.

Simon

stocktake · 2nd February 2013, 16:26

Ahhh another gremlin in the published wiring diagrams it seems, I'm quite certain my cigar lighter is ign dependent

I'm almost sure there is a perm heavy duty live behind the glove box that is used for the perm live to the tow bar, that would be ideal

eurorover · 2nd February 2013, 16:29

connect it into you engine fuse box that should do the trick

John Evans · 2nd February 2013, 16:32

The cigar lighter socket is permanently live on my 2005 ZT180

Jay160 · 2nd February 2013, 18:12

54 plate here and ciggie lighter perm live as i added a usb socket to it

solar power isnt all its cracked up to be

ive got 10 pannels on my roof"house"

but only good on the best days in the summer

T-Cut · 2nd February 2013, 18:24

Mine is permanently live as well. I believe earlier models require ignition on, later not. Haven't a record of when they changed. I use a 4watt solar charger. It generates over 13v even on cloudy days. Output current will be miniscule but it's better than nothing at all.

TC

2nd February 2013, 13:14	#1
prits_uk2002 Gets stuck in MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Leicester Posts: 519 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help Permanent Live Cig Port Hi all, I am have loads of battery problems and im on my 4 battery now since aug 2010. Main Reason being the car does not get used as im not working at the moment and the car is expensive to run however i dont want to sell it so ive kept it on my drive. I Have bought a solar trickle charger from maplins and realised my car 2001 mg zt 190+ does not leave its cig port live after ignition is switched off. I am aware it come with clamps that can be installed on the battery but really do not want to install that method as headache disconnecting and connecting and the routing of the wires. Can i convert current port so its live always or Install another cig port so it is always live? If so any ideas please? Also it needs to be able to send the charge to the battery so am i limited on what can be tapped into would it have to be fused? Thanks for your time Last edited by prits_uk2002; 2nd February 2013 at 13:20..

2nd February 2013, 16:12	#2
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,554 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Prits, Here's an easier solution. Buy a battery charger for £15 from a local motor factor or Lidl or Halfords and charge your battery once a month. According to my MGR wiring diagram the cigar lighter is not switched by the ignition key. So either you have different wiring, or you've blown a fuse, or your solar charger is simply not providing sufficient output. Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce. Last edited by SD1too; 2nd February 2013 at 16:18..

2nd February 2013, 16:26	#3
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,603 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	Ahhh another gremlin in the published wiring diagrams it seems, I'm quite certain my cigar lighter is ign dependent I'm almost sure there is a perm heavy duty live behind the glove box that is used for the perm live to the tow bar, that would be ideal __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident

2nd February 2013, 16:32	#5
John Evans Regular poster MG6 GT TSE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Stroud Posts: 68 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	The cigar lighter socket is permanently live on my 2005 ZT180 __________________ Replacements and additions: New inlet manifold, Oil catch tank, Arctic handbrake mod, Twin air horns, LED sidelights, SS cat back exhaust, All new discs, towbar and electics, Sean DD & Freeview box, Reversing camera, Rear blind, Thermostat, Fan resistor upgrade, Mudflaps (F&R), Powerflex engine mount bushes. Stocktake viz motors with test buttons, New metal coolant pipes

2nd February 2013, 18:12	#6
Jay160 Gets stuck in ZT160T RioRed "Lucifer" Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Nottingham Posts: 749 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	54 plate here and ciggie lighter perm live as i added a usb socket to it solar power isnt all its cracked up to be ive got 10 pannels on my roof"house" but only good on the best days in the summer __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Mods done so far: 18in Black Inovit Redlines Upgraded 190 Brakes(not yet as they sent 160 brakes) Calipers painted Black Auto Boot Lift Handbrake Mod LEDS changed to blue Inside Vanity Visors Added Red Silicone Turbo Pipes Coolant Pipes being changed Silicone slowly Turbo Feed Moved from T-Piece Alloy Inlet Manifold ..Being Done Dvd Player http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=120739

2nd February 2013, 16:29	#4
eurorover Posted a thing or two MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Swansea Posts: 1,231 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	connect it into you engine fuse box that should do the trick

2nd February 2013, 18:24	#7
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,754 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	Mine is permanently live as well. I believe earlier models require ignition on, later not. Haven't a record of when they changed. I use a 4watt solar charger. It generates over 13v even on cloudy days. Output current will be miniscule but it's better than nothing at all. TC