Shouldn’t I be able to use my cigarette lighter to plug in 12v stuff? All cigarette lighter sockets are also 12v sockets, which means that you should be able to plug in a cigarette lighter inverter, ...

In the past, it was rarely used for anything other than powering the onboard cigarette lighter; today, it’s an indispensable source of power for countless electronics, including our smartphones.

[Avionics Magazine 01-06-17] Operators with an older fleet might be in possession of aircraft carrying a 12-volt cigarette lighter socket in its instrument panel. While the capability might have been ...