Adapter for airplane flight

[coflyer]

I did not see any of the accessories for the Surface Pro 3 that included an adapter for the cigarette light socket in an airplane. Any suggestions about where I can find an adapter to work?

 

[r0b123]

You might check out this guy. There's an older thread here talking about this and offering opinions and other suggestions...

http://www.mikegyver.com/Surface-Battery-Car/Surface-Car-Accessories/

 

[surfdock]

A few generic power adapters including 12v car adapter are listed here: http://www.surfaceforums.net/threads/sp3-generic-power-brick.11388/

 

[mwilson]

I assume a private airplane, as commercial aircraft have regular power and/or USB outlets.

From my personal experience piloting private aircraft, most lighter outlets are disabled, and they aren't necessarily 12V either.

 

[surfdock]

Yeah a lot of Cessnas have 28V accessory power. and EmPower on some commercial airliners use 15v. Most of the quality car adapters work from 12V-24V. 28v might be pushing it. Also the connector size may be slightly different. Perhaps its better to get a proper airplane 12v adapter that provides the automotive-spec receptacle, then use the 12v-> surface adapter on top of that.