Bearcat95
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I recently bought an old Johnson 123A Messenger 23 channel CB radio at a flea market, seller said it works??
What I want to do is use it as a base CB but don't know exactly how to safely connect it to house power without accidentally destroying it. On the back of the radio it has the antenna input, aux speaker output jack and what looks like a single recessed spade terminal with a reddish plastic ring around it which I suspect is for power .
I also have an older Radio Shack 12V DC 1A Power Supply with a cigarette lighter receptacle on it to plug into a wall outlet but I will still need to get a 12V male car cigarette lighter socket plug connector and a length each of positive and negative wire to connect it all up.
When I get the lighter socket plug and wire, how do I safely connect the wire(s) to the radio itself and then to the male lighter socket plug connector before I plug it into the power supply so I won't burn-up the radio?
Thanks for the help.
What I want to do is use it as a base CB but don't know exactly how to safely connect it to house power without accidentally destroying it. On the back of the radio it has the antenna input, aux speaker output jack and what looks like a single recessed spade terminal with a reddish plastic ring around it which I suspect is for power .
I also have an older Radio Shack 12V DC 1A Power Supply with a cigarette lighter receptacle on it to plug into a wall outlet but I will still need to get a 12V male car cigarette lighter socket plug connector and a length each of positive and negative wire to connect it all up.
When I get the lighter socket plug and wire, how do I safely connect the wire(s) to the radio itself and then to the male lighter socket plug connector before I plug it into the power supply so I won't burn-up the radio?
Thanks for the help.
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