USB C Type C to 12V Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Female Converter Adapters. B2V1

A dashcam left recording overnight, a small fan in a swag, a GPS unit on a bench at home — all of them expect a cigarette lighter socket, and none of them care that the vehicle is parked fifty metres away. This 54 cm lead takes a USB-C supply at one end and presents a standard 12 V socket at the other.

The input side is what decides it

The socket end is straightforward. The USB-C end is not. The supplier states the input must be 12 V at 1-3 A, which means the USB-C source has to negotiate a 12 V rail rather than the 5 V a plain phone charger hands out. A PD power bank or a PD wall charger listing 12 V among its output profiles will do it. One offering only 5 V, 9 V and 20 V will not. Read the output table printed on your charger before ordering, because this single detail decides whether the lead does anything at all.

What the socket end will carry

Car socket output is quoted as DC 12 V, 3 A maximum. No basis accompanies that figure — the supplier does not say whether it is a continuous or a momentary limit — so read it as a ceiling rather than a duty rating. The devices the supplier names run from dashcams, GPS units and small fans through to LED strips and tyre inflators, and those sit at very different points on the current scale. Compare the draw printed on your own accessory against the 3 A figure first. The moulding is ABS, and the cable measures 54 cm, enough to reach from a power bank in the console to a device on the dash.

Key features

• Runs 12 V gear off a USB-C pack: the supplier's stated purpose is powering car electronics from an external supply such as a Type-C power bank.
• Parking-mode duty: the source specifically describes running a dash cam's parking monitor from a separate pack rather than drawing on the vehicle battery.
• Female socket end: accepts any accessory finished in a standard cigarette lighter plug, with no rewiring.
• Rated both ways: input and output figures are both published, which is more than most adapters in this class disclose.

Specifications

• Type-C input: 12 V 1-3 A
• Car socket output: DC 12 V 3 A max
• Length: 54 cm / 21.2 in
• Material: ABS
• Colour: black
• Quantity: 1 piece
• Inline fuse: none fitted and no fuse rating published
• Electrical approvals: none stated by the supplier

What's in the box

• 1 x Type-C PD male to 12 V car socket female converter adapter cable

Check before you plug in

• Confirm your USB-C source actually lists a 12 V output profile; a 5 V-only charger will not drive this lead.
• Check the accessory's own current draw against the 3 A maximum, and do not assume headroom the supplier has not stated.
• No fuse is fitted and none is specified, so any circuit protection is yours to size and add.
• Other accessories appearing in the supplier photographs are not included.

A neat way to give a 12 V accessory a power source that is not the vehicle, provided your charger can supply 12 V over USB-C.

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Delivery Timeframe

Please note that we cannot guarantee the exact date of arrival, and the delivery timeframes (excluding weekends and public holidays) are as follows:

For customers in Victoria, approximately 7-10 working days; For customers in NSW, SA, ACT, and QLD, approximately 9-12 working days; For customers in WA, NT, and TAS, approximately 9-12 working days.