E. Meyer coughed up:
> On 10/20/04 4:56 PM, in article 7aBdd.3675$EL5.389@trndny09, "Thomas
> G. Marshall" <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> I want to switch over my CRV's cigarette lighter, or perhaps that
>> front auxiliary power thing in the footwell, to run from the battery
>> directly, bypassing the ignition relay.
>>
>> I want the CRV to behave like my /other/ cars, and allow cell-phone
>> charging even when ignition is off.
>>
>> Is this best done just before the fuse box?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> Before you start running wires, check the layout of the fuse block.
> On my '00 TL, there is an always-hot fuse of the same rating right
> next to the one that controls the socket. All it takes is moving a
> wire about 1/2 inch on the back of the block. You might have
> something similar.

Excellent.

I'll go look asap, thanks, but doesn't this seem like something a car
manufacturer should just allow at the turn of a switch or the like? It
seems like more than one person would need something "always on",
particularly from the auxiliary power things.



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