Vehicle Utility Outlet Splitter - Y-Adapter

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This is a nice looking 2 outlets to 1 outlet power splitter. I liked that it had angle adjustment. It has one major critical flaw. The wiring is super duper SMALL tiny gauge wire. The wiring will burn up well before your car's 10 AMP fuse will blow. If you buy this model, you will need to use very low powered accessories. If you plug in a 12 volt air compressor to add some air to your tires - that will burn up this unit's internal wiring. I opened it and resoldered in some thicker gauge wire. It was very difficult to solder the wire - even using liquid noclean flux. A wire is soldered to round metal sleeve with no connector - and since it is chrome plated, I found it very difficult to make a good solder connection. Every so often this wire connector would come lose, and I got tired of opening the unit and trying to resolder my thicker wire. It's not worth returning this item, as the shipping costs more than the product. Bottom line - don't buy this. The manufacturer tried to save 1 penny by using wire that is thinner than you'd find in a telephone cable. The wires WILL burn up the moment you plug in any 12 v device that uses a decent amount of amperage. Sooner or later you will plug something in it which will result in burning up its wires. Or - your son or your daughter will do it. Go to radio shack - spend a few dollars more and get a similar product that will last. Most cars have 10 or 15 amp fuses protecting the cigarette lighter power outlets, but this particular product will self destruct at much lower amperage. Sorry, tell your Asian supplier to go out of business.

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