Pennies in console socket (head, dealer, problem, year)

[midwestmom]

Any ideas why someone would fill up the whole lighter socket with pennies in the first place?
No way they all accidentally fell in there.

[GarageLogic]

Originally Posted by midwestmom

Any ideas why someone would fill up the whole lighter socket with pennies in the first place?

Kids.

Weirdly enough, when all of ours grew up & left home we had a LOT less things like this happening at our place...

[lizardspock]

Originally Posted by midwestmom

Any ideas why someone would fill up the whole lighter socket with pennies in the first place?
No way they all accidentally fell in there.

Do you have kids?

[hoffdano]

Originally Posted by midwestmom

Thanks for the help. Owners manual is where it showed fuse as connected to hi volt for the console with warning, not so familiar with our "new to us" car. Our old one was pretty old so much simpler to figure out.

There is no such thing as high voltage in a car unless you are talking about the signal to a spark plug. Every car in modern history is 12V. The fuse on most lighter sockets is 15A.

If you touched both terminals of a car battery you will not die.

[midwestmom]

Car came that way, I found out when I tried to use it.
Maybe the previous owner? Bought at dealership so no clue

[midwestmom]

Hofdano. That's good to know. I was going by the owners book. In general don't mess with electricity or your new car if you don't know what you're doing. Which is why I appreciate everyone's help.

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by hoffdano

There is no such thing as high voltage in a car unless you are talking about the signal to a spark plug. Every car in modern history is 12V. The fuse on most lighter sockets is 15A.

If you touched both terminals of a car battery you will not die.

Pretty sure hybrids/electric cars qualify as high voltage.....

[hoffdano]

Originally Posted by City Guy997S

Pretty sure hybrids/electric cars qualify as high voltage.....

Very true. But we know this isn't a hybrid.

I would vacuum the pennies out. Then check the fuses.

[NHDave]

Originally Posted by M3 Mitch

Is this a socket like a cigarette lighter socket, or is this a 110V type outlet driven by a converter?

How exactly would pennies fit in a 110v outlet?

[jtur88]

How old is the car? If there are any Indian Heads in there, take them to a coin dealer.