You can buy cigarette lighter power supplies at radio shack, they sell a wide variety of voltages and tips to fit almost any device (radar detector) you may have.
The 4 things you need to know (which you may be able to find off of the broken power cord
- voltage, your car is ~12VDC (volts DC) but your device may need something lower
- amperage, your device has a certain power draw, as long as your new plug has the same or higher you are good (ie: your device may say 500mA, you can use a 1A power plug (1A = 1000mA)
- tip size, these vary from device to device, best thing is to bring it into Radio Shack with you and size it up there
- polarity, what is positive and what is negative (on the tip), this may also be found on the old power plug or manual, or sometimes on the device itself)
I hope this helps,
Magoo
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