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Car Cigarette adaptor repair
Hope someone might be able to offer some advice.
I have a tomtom Ipaq cradle with wired GPS receiver that is powered from the cigarette lighter. The plug that goes into the lighter socket in the car has disintegrated. I have a separate HP car charger for the Ipaq (5V 2A) that I don't use and thought I could just chop the jack off the power lead for the cradle and attach it to the Ipaq lead. However, having chopped both jacks off and come to join them the Ipaq lead has 3 wires (red, yellow and white) and the cradle lead has just black and white. I thought I might just be able to measure the resistance of each wire to determine which part of the plug each is connected to but they all show reduced resistance. Is it possible to do what I am attempting and if so how! Thanks Jon |
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Car Cigarette adaptor repair
JRS:
More than likely the "disintegrated plug" had some electronics in it to reduce and regulate voltage. I wouldn't screw around with home made remedies..... get a "factory" replacement plug and cord and save yourself some greif. Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - "JRS" wrote in message ... Hope someone might be able to offer some advice. I have a tomtom Ipaq cradle with wired GPS receiver that is powered from the cigarette lighter. The plug that goes into the lighter socket in the car has disintegrated. I have a separate HP car charger for the Ipaq (5V 2A) that I don't use and thought I could just chop the jack off the power lead for the cradle and attach it to the Ipaq lead. However, having chopped both jacks off and come to join them the Ipaq lead has 3 wires (red, yellow and white) and the cradle lead has just black and white. I thought I might just be able to measure the resistance of each wire to determine which part of the plug each is connected to but they all show reduced resistance. Is it possible to do what I am attempting and if so how! Thanks Jon |
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Car Cigarette adaptor repair
"Sofie" wrote in message ... JRS: More than likely the "disintegrated plug" had some electronics in it to reduce and regulate voltage. I wouldn't screw around with home made remedies..... get a "factory" replacement plug and cord and save yourself some greif. Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - No electronics in it. Just wired dirctly to the contacts but maybe thats a clue as to the voltage to the cradle - 12v? Maybe I shouldn't use the 5V cable JRS |
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Car Cigarette adaptor repair
Go to the dealer for your car, and get the necessary parts to fix it.
-- JANA _____ "JRS" wrote in message ... Hope someone might be able to offer some advice. I have a tomtom Ipaq cradle with wired GPS receiver that is powered from the cigarette lighter. The plug that goes into the lighter socket in the car has disintegrated. I have a separate HP car charger for the Ipaq (5V 2A) that I don't use and thought I could just chop the jack off the power lead for the cradle and attach it to the Ipaq lead. However, having chopped both jacks off and come to join them the Ipaq lead has 3 wires (red, yellow and white) and the cradle lead has just black and white. I thought I might just be able to measure the resistance of each wire to determine which part of the plug each is connected to but they all show reduced resistance. Is it possible to do what I am attempting and if so how! Thanks Jon |
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