I need help with the most basic of repairs (power socket)

[Spatt]

I bought a new phone charger for my car becuase the old one fell to bits (love amazon) and when i went to fit it i noticed some of the old charger was still rattling around in there so just threw it out.

 

Anyway i plugged the new one in and its not powering it !

 

Is there a fuse or something i need to check? where are they located?

 

i dont know the first thing about electrics, i cant even change a bulb without breaking it

 

 

cheers,

 

Matt

[glrnet]

Sounds like you blew the fuse when the other one fell apart, can't remember which fuse it is, I'll see if I can find out before someone who knows turns up

 

It's in the footwell fuse box, to the right of your right foot on the sidewall, it has a little flap door affair, don't know the number but there should be a list on the other side of the cover, it'll be a 15amp fuse (green)

[steve916]

Silly question, but are you switching the ignition on?

My 12v sockets don't power up with ignition off.

[Spatt]

yeh ignition on.. think the actual socket part is broken tbh.. I'll try the fuse first tho thanks Graham

[glrnet]

If the socket part is broken, there's a very good chance it the fuse will pop again if not as soon as you replace the fuse but when you pluf the new charger in. Can you post a picture of the socket?

[Spatt]

Ok i got some pictures... i cant remember what it looked like before but does this look broken?

 

 

 

[steve916]

Looks ok to me.

Did you check fuses?

Could be that the new charger plug doesn't fit deep enough to reach the centre pin, if the fuses are ok.

[Spatt]

still need to check the fuse.. there was something rattling around in the bottom of the socket and i just threw it away thinking it was part of the old charger..

 

hope it was haha