What is the purpose of this wire?

[bob32268]

On the wiring harness for a 69 Charger with A/C what is this red wire used for? A test light shows that it has power when the key is turned on.
Tks,
Bob32268

 

[kiwigtx]

Cigarette lighter most likely.

 

[MarPar]

 

[kiwigtx]

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[dspur]

On my harness and wiring diagram, cigarette lighter.

 

[bob32268]

On my harness and wiring diagram, cigarette lighter.

Thanks for your reply, appreciate the info.
Tks,
Bob32268

 

[pnora]

On the wiring harness for a 69 Charger with A/C what is this red wire used for? A test light shows that it has power when the key is turned on.
Tks,
Bob32268

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Lighter should be hot all the time.

 

[R413]

Lighter wire has a 90 degree bend in the connector

 

[Nacho-RT74]

I can’t recall cigar lighter connector being straight with red wire. Not at least on my 74 and pretty much the same on all. Should be angled and pink wire. Hot “bat” circuit is pink, not red.

Even less if OP says is hot with key on… should be constant

 

[sr71mopar]

8 track or CB

 

[bob32268]

8 track or CB

Thank you, appreciate the advice.
Tks,
Bob32268

 

[chrger1967]

Lighter should be hot all the time.

Thats what I was thinking, but he's saying that's what the wiring diagram is showing.

 

[pnora]

I can’t recall cigar lighter connector being straight with red wire. Not at least on my 74 and pretty much the same on all. Should be angled and pink wire. Hot “bat” circuit is pink, not red.

Even less if OP says is hot with key on… should be constant

Lighter circuit is battery hot and red in color. For sure red on the 68-70 b bodies along with most all I have seen. Pink is 12 volt hot and mostly used in dome, map, and courtesy lighting.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Lighter circuit is battery hot and red in color. For sure red on the 68-70 b bodies along with most all I have seen. Pink is 12 volt hot and mostly used in dome, map, and courtesy lighting.

My bad, just checked and you are right! X1-16R

Traced the wire on diagram up to the fuse box and is interesting The red wire splices into the same fuse clip terminal of the rest of hot circuit being pink!

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Now I see why I recall the cigar lighter wire being pink!

Same as the second gen arrives being red, but splices from there becoming pink to feed the rest of accs from same batt network, when on 2nd gens these two wires are spliced straight from fuse

(Pic taken from an eBay 71 harness)