You will be fine, I would go ahead and direct wire it, the head does not
step down anything, the only thing it does do is create one aweful
electrical contact. Your idea sounds like a winner.
Patrick Bowen
----- Original Message -----
From: <Growe58@aol.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 9:52 PM
Subject: And yet more stereos in a Spit questions
>
> How timely that this would come up. I have a portable CD player with a
> "car adaptor kit" which includes a cigarette lighter adaptor to save on
> batteries.
> Since my original lighter had long since gone to it's reward, I replaced
it
> with
> a universal aftermarket one. Problem is that I'm still not getting a good
> contact
> and power cuts in and out, although the freakin' thing works perfectly in
my
> wife's (real) car.
>
> Yeah, I could troubleshoot it some more, but I was wondering if I could
> just cut the lighter adaptor head off and wire the portable CD player
> directly
> into the car's electrical system. Suitably fused and with a quick
disconnect
> of course. Or does that "head" step down voltage or something and I
> will burn out my CD player?
>
> TIA!
>
> Greg Rowe
> 78 Spitfire
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