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H3 12V outlet

06 H3

a.k.a. "The Jackal"
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My right 12V outlet went out. Then my left one did...when the left one when out my scanguage stopped working too. Is something linked on the same fuse? What fuse #s are the 12V outlets? Couldn't find it in the manual...TIA

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prc

Fly in the ointment
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Fuse 51 powers one of the dash outlets (20amp). The other dash outlet and the rear outlet are powered by fuse 45 (30 amp).
 

06 H3

a.k.a. "The Jackal"
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Thank u! I will check it out I will also hook up my scan gauge to another car and see if the issue is my scan gauge or the hummer

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06 H3

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Changed out 51 fuse and it fixed my outlet and obdii port. I guess there linked together....45 wasn't blown...maybe I have a bad connection?

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MaxPF

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Could just be a crappy "outlet". Remember that these 12V power outlets are nothing but holdovers from when cars had cigarette lighters. A cig lighter made a crappy power outlet, and nothing has changed.
 

f5moab

Mr. Beretta
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As you have probably discovered, fuse 51 powers the outlet as well as the serial data connector (OBDII). Fuse 45 only powers front and rear outlets. (I believe but not sure, 45 is the right, 51 is the left; HOWEVER, if the center panel was ever removed, and most likely it has been, those connectors can get swapped around quite easily.)

If fuse 45 is blowing make sure to check the rear outlet for foreign debris. If they continue to blow, something is wrong (99 percent of the time, if a fuse blows something is wrong in the circuitry and that incudes connectors.)

You can do some simple isolation of the two outlets (front/back) to try and determine what is causing the fuse(s) to blow. As someone already mentioned, these outlets are not the ideal connector for power; they have not been changed since the first day they were invented. They are cheap and easy to replace and even though I am not the type to throw parts at a problem, they are the least expensive and easiest items to jump on first. (Note: The male accessory connectors on many items are also very cheap and tend to blow fuses. However, most (not all) have an internal fuse in the male connector. So make sure to check that fuse too, just unscrew the end of the connector and there is usually an inline "buse" style glass fuse.)

However, first thing I would do is inspect them for possible foreign debris and go from there.

(I had one in my 08 replaced last year after a trip to Ouray. The internal insulator literally melted.
 
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