How does a car cigarette lighter work?

How does a car cigarette lighter work? Cigarette lighters were universal accessories in cars until the mid-1990s. We put one in a CT scanner to see how it works and discovered a marvel of efficient, low-cost analog design.
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[@Randomini]

Just want to say I'm thrilled that y'all are making more deep dives on everyday things! Always super cool to see the hidden design decisions at play (and it's great when B2B marketing budgets can go towards general-purpose educational videos!). Suggestion for the next video - electronic label makers and their cartridges! Would be cool to see better how they transfer ink and laminate together.

[@stefan-bayer]

Agree 100 percent! This video was awesome :)

[@lumafield]

We love sharing our findings on how everyday objects work! That's a great suggestion 👀

[@CyanTiger]

I know it has been said but I can not say enough how I love seeing how things work. Thanks for sharing the magic!

[@lumafield]

Thanks! Glad you're enjoying these.

[@slowhand5922]

I already knew how the cigarette lighter works but seeing the details this way is very interesting. To use a CT scanner to reveal the secrets is a brilliant idea!
Thank you for this video!
Let me finally say this:
You was all the time looking obviously at the screen on the side. That's a bit weird. 😏
Maybe you can place your webcam at a better position so that it at least looks as if you looking straight at your audience.
You know what I mean...

[@Polecat101]

This is brilliant although I'm trying to plug portable air compressor into cigarette lighter without blowing fuse , I believe it does say somewhere you have to have directconnection or something so guess we have touse $1.50 air compressor which usully doesn't work at store . Guess the main problem is correct question for computer 😁 Yes I have a tire pump also have a pacemaker

[@TurboK24z]

Very handy in the days of Vapes 😂

[@yannisgk]

some decades ago, i wanted this cigarette lighter for my tower pc!!!i'm still a heavy smoker, but now i use a mac mini. ;)

[@dave6653]

If someone buys one of those would it still work and be compatible with that 12v outlet in cars? Most cars still have them but without the cigarette lighter.

[@nbrw7349]

Yes