When I changed cars last year I couldn't cope with the thought of going without my Empeg for a couple of weeks, so I tried running it off the cigarette lighter, using one of those tape-adapter things to get the music into the existing stereo.

I found that in my old car it ran fine, but in the new one it kept dropping out whenever the current draw in the car increased (like when I braked or indicated, for instance), which got rather annoying! Sometimes it just displayed the battery symbol, and sometimes the music stopped for a second or two.

So I'd say it depends on the car. You'll not find out until you try it.

I have noticed that since I added a second drive it draws more power - I use a different power pack at work, and it's not quite enough at times. So it probably also depends on whether yours is a one- or two-drive unit.

Hope this helps,
Bryan.

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