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Cigarette lighter plug radio shack12/7/2023 Can I wire the existing power and ground leads into a 12V auto plug Has anyone done this I am trying to avoid tapping the fuse box, battery, etc. See for manuals on all the CB’s they carry. I've got a Radio Shack amplified CB speaker that I only want to mount temporarily, and power via the cigarette lighter. If that’s the case you will need to take the power off via a direct connection to the battery terminals with fuses as close to those terminals on both leads as you can get(that’s critical, if you don’t fuse at the battery and that red wire get’s abraded against the car’s body, the battery will make enough current flow to very quickly set things on fire!). The thing to look for will be ignition and alternator noise, which can be VERY strong at the plug in some, ok most, cars. Your RadioShack 300 Watt DC to Dual Outlet AC Power Invert- sumes when the. 5-.8A on receive), your car’s lighter adaper will be fine in that regard. Plug the cigarette-lighter plug into the vehicles cigarette. If you car has a the normal ‘negative ground’ system, solder the red wire to the center pin and the black to the ‘ears’.ĬB’s draw very little aperage(about 1.5Amperes on transmit, about. You can, as the others said, get a plug for a few bucks or scrounge one from a 12V device that you no longer use. Also when you hang the mike, make sure the mikewire isn’t swinging back and forth because bending it back and forth will shorten it’s life too.ĭon’t count on the radio having a 12V plug in the box, It will come with an unterminated-at-one-end set of power leads with a fuseholder and quick connect at the radio end. Remember the radio is a little heavy for it’s size so be careful not to mount it to anything that is too week to take the bouncing down the road it’s going to have to withstand. As you know bending a wire back and forth will break it. Make sure there is enough room behind the radio to hook up the wires and don’t make it so close the wires are rubbing and bending back and forth from vibration. Keep it close enough that the mike wire isn’t stretched to much when you’re blabbing because stretching breaks the wires. AEcreative 12V DC Cigarette Lighter Power Supply Leads for Uniden Midland Cobrad Radioshack CB Kenwood yaesu icom Motorola 2-Way Radio Scanner 4.0 out of 5 stars 46 15.99 15. If you mount the radio where the heater blows on it, it will overheat the radio inside and shorten it’s life. The main rules are usability and staying away from the heater. Here are some install tips from Truck City If the plug does not have fuse you may want to wire a fuse and fuse holder inline to protect the CB.ĭonkeyoatey’s link was great but I think that site is dealers only. Does NOT work with GRE Scanner and Radio Shack Scanners built by GRE (Unless noted) Product Code: 27-571155. Make sure the head of the lighter plug has an inline fuse that meets (but does not exceed) the power requirements of the CB. Plugs into Your Cigarette Lighter Socket to Use More 12 Volt Products Illuminated Front Panel Cigarette Lighter Port. I would say the Shack will have what you need, All you need is a simple lighter plug to stripped wire and some bullet connectors that will wire to the 12V wires of the CB.
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