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How do cigarette lighters work in a car?

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How do cigarette lighters work in a car?

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A car cigarette lighter consists of a coil of nichrome wire heated until it glows by a strong electrical current. When the driver pushes in the cigarette lighter, it presses the device into an electric receptacle, allowing the current to heat the coil.

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