Cell phone power charger STUCK in in-dash AC plug!

Yes, Scott, The power plug for my Garmin GPS is a real struggle to pull out ... it seems that the diameter of that receptacle is a little on the small side. Mine is a DC plug-in not AC.

 

So far, no problems here with my Nokia cell phone charger. I do notice that the plug fits very tightly, but so far, never stuck. However, I just upgraded to a Treo 650, so we'll see how that charger fits.

 

I have a 2 way splitter that sticks and is very hard to get in and out. The adapter for the Garmin iQue is tight as well. Generally I don't use the splitter I need power for my phone and use the inside arm rest one for my iPod. Good to go.

 

I have the same problem with my iQue 3600 power adapter plug. The first time I tried it, I thought I was going to pull out the receptacle as you apparently did. Now I really work carefully on getting it out without breaking anything. Poor design.

 

[font=Comic Sans MS:0381b84bbc]I have the same problem with my charger. So I leave it in there and put the phone end of it in the cup holder. I'm afraid if I pull too hard, it may break. I don't know what I'll do if I get a new phone.

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Rub a little electrical grease ( the stuff you use for boat trailer lights) in the 12volt socket. that might help.

 

I presume you mean the 12 v. DC plug (aka "cigarette lighter plug"). I had a 12-v. tire compressor (since returned because it took too long) and the one time I used it I had to use a pliers to get it out. I presume there's some kind of a snap to hold it in place, and I figured that was too strong.

 

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE SPRAY OF WD-40?

 

There is also a product I buy at the lighting store to put on light bulbs to keep them from sticking. That may be an option. It provides lubrication, lasts a long time and is conductive. I use it on bulbs in locations where they are not used often so they remain in the socket for months to years before they need to be changed. I can not remember the name of the stuff but I can get it when I get home.

 

Shop around for a thin cigarette adapter extension cable. Probably at RadioShack. If you cant find a extension, buy a cheap splitter.(not the ones enclosed in a box) It looks like a "Y".

 

A car charger for my Treo 650 phone is stuck in the passenger-side front charger outlet of my brand new 2008 Prius. It seems that the outlet's diameter is indeed designed much smaller than it should be for most standard phone chargers. Anybody else seen this happening?
The owner from Thousand Oaks Toyota has promised to send over a technician from his team to look at issue tomorrow. We'll see...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hdrygas @ Jan 3 2005, 04:29 PM) [snapback]61160[/snapback]</div>

It's ok if its thermally conductive but if it's electrically conductive you'll risk blowing the fuse. One such product is Sure Connect Bulb Grease (can buy it at Lowe's and other hardware stores). You might find anti-seize compound, but make sure it's rated for electrical parts (some anti-seize is copper based and could short your socket). Or better yet you could go with a dielectric grease, since it's electrically non-conductive.

I'd go with SyZyGy's suggestion of getting an auxiliary extension or Y adapter cable then plug into that, since the grease options would be messy.

I think Costco has a multi-function inverter you can plug into the dc socket that gives you a low-power ac inverter (<100w), a couple USB connections (+5v for charging from a USB cable), and a pass-through 12 volt DC socket for other devices.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(1PriusFan @ Nov 18 2007, 06:16 PM) [snapback]541305[/snapback]</div>

It is small... mine came out, too. In my case, it was a Garmin plug that got stuck. I switched over to a Magellan plug, and that one has no problem. After your tech fixes it up for you, be careful what you plug in there.

 

Push back inward, rotate a bit, and try again? There are two
largish notches in the outlet shell that a mis-manufactured plug
might extend its side contacts too far into.
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It may also help to pull the center panel off [there's one little
plastic fastener near the passenger's left leg, and then the whole
thing pulls off; see the Chris Dragon pdf] and poke around at
the connector from the back.
.
_H*

 

Ok, so the prudent thing to do here is to avoid plugging in any car charging accessories that have four metallic spring connectors along their circumference. The Prius' AC charge receptacle apparently cannot handle four. If your charging cable has a connector with two metal spring locks on the side of its diameter, you're good to go. Otherwise, like PriuStorm said...

 

One of the first things I did when I first got my Prius was plug in my phone charger. When I tried to pull it out of the socket, it was stuck, but I pulled so hard that it pulled the outlet and panel out a bit and after I did get it out, the outlet has not worked since. I'm guessing that I pulled something important apart, but I really haven't needed it. I just use the one in the arm wrest.....

Next oil change I may ask the dealer to try and reconnect it for me..... B)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rangerdavid @ Nov 22 2007, 12:21 AM) [snapback]542696[/snapback]</div>

Have you checked the fuse, I shorted my accessory socket out with a poor reconstruced plug (long story) this weekend and blew the fuse. Oh yeah, thanks to Toyota for using standard fuses that I can get from any parts shop (sarcasm if you haven't guessed)