12v outlet

[Bongolia]

Quickie.
NS rear 12v outlet. What current can I safely draw from it?

[g8dhe]

The sockets themselves are rated and fused for 10Amps, but the wiring to the rear sockets is on the thin side so you will get a lot of voltage drop if you try to draw 10 Amps.

[Bongolia]

Thanks Geoff

[Roy748]

Not only is the live wire to the socket rated at around 5amps the negative wire is thinner than the live, so check and replace if this is the case.
I had a short from my stereo, which tripped out my folding mirrors and front cigarette lighter. Having isolated and replaced wires, the only earth wire I found melted was this earth wire at the rear socket.