I remembered reading somewhere that we shouldn't start our cars with devices (GPS, cell phone, video game device, etc.) plugged into the cigarette lighter port. This is because when we start our car, there will be a surge of power going into our devices and messing up either it or the battery it's charging.
I don't know where I saw this before but I'm wondering is this true? Should I unplug all devices before starting or is this some sort of old wives tale? If this IS true, is there an article proving electrically/mathematically why it's bad?
