Modify Monitor Power Cable
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What happens here
To create a custom power cable for the monitor, cut the existing wire on a cigarette lighter adapter, exposing the positive (red) and negative (black) wires. Then, prepare the power cable from the monitor by cutting off its standard connector and stripping the ends to expose its positive and negative wires. Solder the monitor's power cable directly to the stripped wires of the cigarette lighter adapter. After soldering, slide heat shrink tubing over each individual soldered connection and then a larger piece of heat shrink over the entire joint to insulate and protect it. Apply heat to shrink the tubing securely.
Goal: Create a hardwired, portable power source for the monitor using a cigarette lighter adapter.
Tools and materials
- Cigarette Lighter Adapter — To provide a plug-and-play power connection for the monitor
- Heat Shrink Tubing — Insulating and protecting soldered wire connections
- Lighter — Applying heat to shrink the heat shrink tubing
- Soldering Iron — To create secure electrical connections between wires
- Solder — Joining the wires together