Need help : special connector for my Antennae Motorola Signal Booster

[Dave in Lake Villa]

I bought a Motorola TV antennae Signal Booster , but it has a coax screw
connection for the 12 vdc power and i have to use a 110 v - 12 vdc
transformer adapter . This means I have to run the generator or be on
shore power in order to gain the benefit of a far better TV reception ;
For boondocking, is there a 12 vdc hard wire to coax adapter , or, a
12 vdc cigarette lighter plug to coax adapter available ??? Radio Shack
doesnt carry any coax adapters and I dont know where to look. Where can
i go for such a thing please ? Thanks, Dave.

[Jonathan King]

I have searched high and low for a cigarette lighter plug to male "F"
connector adaptor and haven't found a single one. The connection can be made
through a series of odd adaptors but the costs and shipping will run you
well over $50. This may be the best solution:

http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-L03040-Power-2GO-Inverter/dp/B00004XRDM

It's a small inverter that plugs into the cigarette lighter socket. You can
plug your transformer into it and watch television.

You may want to check and see if your cable is old or if you can use a
higher gain antenna. What kind of TV antenna do you have?

[Jonathan King]

This may be even better:

http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-Technologies-75-Watt-Inverter-813-0078/dp/B00006RK5I

Hope this helps!

[GBinNC]

On Tue, 8 May 2007 09:45:58 -0600, "Jonathan King" <pur...@xlsdx.com>
wrote:

>This may be even better:
>
>http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-Technologies-75-Watt-Inverter-813-0078/dp/B00006RK5I

Last time I saw those at Sam's Club they were TWO for about $20 or so.

GB in NC

[Jonathan King]

Great point!

Pretty cheap at WalMart:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5720952

These things would make great stocking stuffers for RVers!! Almost as good
as Slim Jims!!!

[Dave in Lake Villa]

ITs for my Batwing Antennae . Good idea going with a plug in Inverter .
Thats what ill do. Thanks.

[SnoMan]

It sounds like you have a remote amp that is powered through coax and
not from a seperate feed. Does singal pass through power supply? If
not you could just simply get a 12 volt lighter plug with a pig tail
and splice pig tail in to a short piece of coax that has a connector
on it and try to make it look "pretty. You are not going to find a 12
to coax adaptor most likely so do not worry yourself looking for one.
Improvise.
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[John Andrews]

If you build one, you must provide a current limiting resistor.

John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee

[SnoMan]

On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:20:52 -0400, John Andrews
<andr...@chartertn.net> wrote:

>If you build one, you must provide a current limiting resistor.

I am not so sure that is needed here. A fuse would be a good idea
though.
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