Cigarette lighter

[RAY]

My cigarette lighter works as far as it heating up etc but does not work when i plug in a sat nav etc.
I have tried 3 different sat navs and none of them receive any power, is this a common problem and if so how do i get over it.
I don't really want to fit an additional lighter.  Its a 1969 US Spec car.
Ray

[Tom]

Marilyn,

I have found the cigarette lighter socket slightly larger than what is suitable for the plugs on modern devices.  A work around is to take a foam earplug to "Snug-up" the connection.  This works well for me.

Hope this helps.

Best,

Tom

[RAY]

Thanks Tom,
The plugs on the devices seem to fit in the lighter socket ok but they just don't seem to connect !
Does every body else's work ok ?

[Jonny B]

I have run into the issue as Tom types. The lighter socket is a bit larger than the plug for my GPS, the earplug idea works. I have not had any issues with getting connected to the power.