Adapter for 3-pin charging?

[Russinating]

I've got an adapter with goes from a cigarette lighter to a 3-pin plug and two USBs... which is obviously useless with a Tesla.

My Googlefu is failing me and all I'm getting is 3-pin to USB results. Does a USB to 3-pin adapter even exist and if so does the Tesla output enough power from them to, for example, power an airbed pump?

 

[Adopado]

You need to search for an inverter rather than an adapter. The manual advises against it ... which doesn't mean it doesn't work but power is the problem. A12v pump may be a better bet.

 

[bhav]

I've got an adapter with goes from a cigarette lighter to a 3-pin plug and two USBs... which is obviously useless with a Tesla.

My Googlefu is failing me and all I'm getting is 3-pin to USB results. Does a USB to 3-pin adapter even exist and if so does the Tesla output enough power from them to, for example, power an airbed pump?

When you say "obviously useless" what do you mean?

There's a "cigarette lighter"/12v port under the arm rest

I very much doubt the USB ports have enough power output for a 3-pin socket but happy to be corrected!

 

[Russinating]

When you say "obviously useless" what do you mean?

There's a "cigarette lighter"/12v port under the arm rest

I very much doubt the USB ports have enough power output for a 3-pin socket but happy to be corrected!

Is there really?! Well consider me taught! Seems so old fashioned now that I probably saw it and assumed I was seeing things...

 

[Adopado]

Is there really?! Well consider me taught! Seems so old fashioned now that I probably saw it and assumed I was seeing things...

Crikey, I've missed a few car features myself but that's a corker!

 

[RX BG69]

I’ve used the 12v socket several times, but struggle to find it the next time I want to use it!

 

[LukeUK]

See this thread.

USB is typically max. 10 W (2A at 5V). If that's the case for the sockets in the Tesla, an inverter wouldn't have much hope of delivering any power at 230 V.

I've never seen a USB to 230 V inverter.It doesn't really make sense.

If you use a 12 V pump, or 12 V charger, make sure it is within the limits of the Tesla socket. You're more likely to have success with this approach, as you're not suffering the inefficiencies of an inverter in the middle.

 

[Adopado]

I've never seen a USB to 230 V inverter.It doesn't really make sense.

My own comment re inverter was assuming that it would be used in conjunction with the 12v socket ... the socket that we subsequently discovered the OP didn't know existed! Clearly USB 5v inverted to 230v AC would be nuts!