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My 12v socket seems to be dead and I can't charge my phone. Is it cheap to replace, do I need peugeot main dealer, and is it easy to remove the old one and fit the new?
fuse?
fuse?
This.
First Port Of call is to identify which fuse is for the 12v socket and check it. ( A simple Continuity test is the easier option if you have a multi meter)
That little bit of metal has shorted out the socket - make sure you find it (or make absolutely sure it's not still in there) or the replacement fuse will also blow!Q I was about to ask that actually, after doing some googling. According to this:
"Q Where is the fuse for the front 12v socket in a peugeot 307 hdi?"
A Fuse #7, down right."
Where is down right though? I'm so useless with cars, might have to pop down to the place that fixed my other problem last week with the diagnostics check and hope he can do it for me. If it isn't the fuse, how much is it to replace?
My cheapo 99p phone charger I bought from the bay a year ago broke, the metal prong at the tip came out and I'm wondering if it's fallen into the little hole in the side of the cylinder and stopped it working?
Might have to buy one of those. Would I stick it over each fuse?
That little bit of metal has shorted out the socket - make sure you find it (or make absolutely sure it's not still in there) or the replacement fuse will also blow!
Replacement fuses can be got in Halfrauds for a few quid for a variety pack.
edit - the fuses are usually numbered inside the fusebox - find no 7, remove and replace
The Fuse has 2 pins, simply make contact with them both ( One with the + Probe and one with the - Probe) and if the Multi meter doesn't buzz or light up, there is no continuity and as such, the fuse has blown.
Q I was about to ask that actually, after doing some googling. According to this:
"Q Where is the fuse for the front 12v socket in a peugeot 307 hdi?"
A Fuse #7, down right."
Where is down right though? I'm so useless with cars, might have to pop down to the place that fixed my other problem last week with the diagnostics check and hope he can do it for me. If it isn't the fuse, how much is it to replace?
My cheapo 99p phone charger I bought from the bay a year ago broke, the metal prong at the tip came out and I'm wondering if it's fallen into the little hole in the side of the cylinder and stopped it working?
The Fuse has 2 pins, simply make contact with them both ( One with the + Probe and one with the - Probe) and if the Multi meter doesn't buzz or light up, there is no continuity and as such, the fuse has blown.
Don't do that with the ignition switched on though .
It's far better to have the ignition and do a "live test" with the multimeter set to volts, put the negative probe on a ground & then probe both sides of the fuse with the positive probe. You should get near battery voltage (within 0.2v) on both sides of the fuse.
The advantage of doing this is that you prove the fuse is o.k. with current passing through it, something a simple continuity test would not necessarily show. You also get to see
any potential voltage drop through the fusebox which will reveal the quality of your connections at this stage in the circuit.
Don't do that with the ignition switched on though .
It's far better to have the ignition and do a "live test" with the multimeter set to volts, put the negative probe on a ground & then probe both sides of the fuse with the positive probe. You should get near battery voltage (within 0.2v) on both sides of the fuse.
The advantage of doing this is that you prove the fuse is o.k. with current passing through it, something a simple continuity test would not necessarily show. You also get to see
any potential voltage drop through the fusebox which will reveal the quality of your connections at this stage in the circuit.
How would a continuity test "Not Show" current being able to flow freely through a conductive material .....
It wouldn't blow or spark anyway as it's the same potential. Its much easier and quicker to pull the fuse out and check continuity.
If the fuse was intact then you would start this to determine if there was a high resistance joint etc along the circuit.
Fixed! I took the glove box fuse cover off and saw the yellow fuse right at the end with '20' on it. I couldn't get it out though, even with tweezers. Popped to Halfords to buy a fuse and I asked a guy there (who fits stereos) if he could take a look and remove the fuse and check I'm buying the right replacement. He got the fuse out straight away with needle nose pliers and told me I already have a spare, which is amongst a bunch of spares plus a fuse puller inserted in the compartment cover. I didn't realise they were spares (thought they were in use when the cover goes back on) or that I even had a fuse puller
So he put the spare in and the socket worked. I showed him where the metal cap of the phone charger was (visibly sitting in in the hole below the socket) so he got a long magnet puller, got it out and screwed it tight back into the charger and that's working again too. I gave him some money and was extremely grateful.
The End.