1997 2.7L cigarette 12v constant power

Hey I know there are dozens of posts on this, but I can't find any for a truck like mine. I don't have the "pwr outlet" relay to use a jumper on like most posts say. I only have one cigarette lighter and no 12v accessory plugs. The cigarette lighter doesn't work, so I am about to replace it, but would like constant power to be able to charge phones . Any advice? I can post pics later if helpful.

 

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Hot wire from battery with inline fuse.

 

My 04 has power so long as the switch is on.

 

Will this not kill the battery?

 

This is how I did one of mine, easiest way to do it

 

Yea thats what I figured. Didn't know if there was something else I was not aware of. Thank you

 

Yeah , crank the truck when charging. Constant power when the truck is running

 

Several ways to do this.
Easiest if you are nervous is to run a hot lead from the (+) battery to your new plug with an inline 10A fuse and #12 wire. (At 6 feet it’s only about 2% loss). Be sure the fuse is near the battery end. Ground the plug to body.

Again many other ways to do this but I assume you want a simple but effective solution.

If you need more than 10Amps you need to put more thought into all this. Happy to help.

 

Yes. Do you have a volt meter? If so there are hot terminals you can tap. In my build thread I have lots of examples including accessory fuse boxes, isolating branches and dc to dc charger’s that might give you ideas.

 

Direct from the battery fused for the current a good ground connect.

the less connections you have the less places for a failure.

I installed many after mark sockets.

Just get a USB socket if your only charging your phone