Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Need a Converter

12 VDC cigarette lighter plug to 9VDC battery connector.   On Amazon,  I get vast numbers of discrete components.   What magic phrase am I missing,

11 comments:

  1. Not that long ago, you could get one at Radio Shack. Nowadays it's harder, at least the "9v battery connector" part is. Here is a 12vdc-->9vdc converter, and there are others in the "similar items" below:

    https://www.amazon.com/Phimore-Regulated-Mobile-Converter-3-6-9-12/dp/B00G75GKYC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1522276129&sr=8-4&keywords=car+converter+12v+to+9v

    Here are 9v battery connectors, but of course you can buy a pile of them for about the same as you pay for one:

    https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_5?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3A9v+battery+connector&page=5&keywords=9v+battery+connector&ie=UTF8&qid=1522276526

    Hope that helps- it's getting harder all the time to adapt "old tech," so that it can still be used. (That's why I no longer work as a stereo repairman.)

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  2. Something like this?

    https://www.radioshack.com/collections/car-power-adapters/products/radioshack-2500ma-universal-dc-power-adapter

    I Googled "12v to 9v converter cigarette lighter" to find that.

    Earlier results were mostly buck converters for circuits.

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  3. Looked on Amazon, found 12v to 5 v converters. I wonder if suppliers for model rockets or recreational drones might have something? Maybe check at Greybar Electric?

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  4. I understand the cigarette lighter connection, but am unclear as to what the 9vdc side looks like. Can you elucidate?

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  5. Without knowing the current (amperes or milli-amperes), the answer cannot be answered.

    How ever, "9 volt car adapter" will show you examples.

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  6. DC Car Adapter Charger Cord 9V

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  7. This appears to have the right ends. Doesn't appear to convert to 9V.

    https://www.amazon.com/Compatible-automobile-cigarette-Telecopes-connector/dp/B008PU7NXE/ref=sr_1_63?ie=UTF8&qid=1522336984&sr=8-63&keywords=lighter+9v+battery+adapter

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  8. I dunno about Amazon, but Google found me this on the first try:

    http://www.tooldiscounter.com/ItemDisplay.cfm?lookup=KAS295A

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  9. And then, on Amazon, this, after a few pages of non-battery-plugs:

    https://www.amazon.com/Compatible-automobile-cigarette-Telecopes-connector/dp/B008PU7NXE/

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  10. Seems there are a lot of 12V to 9V converters. What they don't have is the 9V battery connector.

    Scavenge the connector from an old transistor, radio or just buy one here:

    https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Clips-connector-Connection-junction/dp/B00VJDN3L0/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1522342916&sr=8-18&keywords=9-volt+battery+connector

    Solder it onto the leads from the converter, if you don't mind that kind of project.

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  11. Sorry to be nosey, but what are you trying to plug in? Maybe that would allow us to offer better solutions...

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