Using a phone line

[potter11]

Is it safe to use a phone line to connect the v1 instead of the power cord??

[brian1972ct]

I am using a long phone cord to help as sort of a hardwire. I am running a 10' line from the V1 around the truck molding and into the cigarette lighter adapter....runs fine, is this a bad thing?

[V1 Dave]

Safe but I don't remember which way a phone line has it's pins.
I have a crimper and cut my own cord length.
If I lay a cord down flat I have both pins up or both down, not one up and one down.
If you do it wrong you will just blow a fuse.

[potter11]

Safe but I don't remember which way a phone line has it's pins.
I have a crimper and cut my own cord length.
If I lay a cord down flat I have both pins up or both down, not one up and one down.
If you do it wrong you will just blow a fuse.

so can i just use a regualr phone line and just replace the cord thingy instead? what do you mean by the phone lines pins?

[potter11]

Is it safe to use a phone line to connect the v1 instead of the power cord??

yup....it use to be but you had better check it out a little more... :?


I hope your not talking about the cord that goes into the Cig. lighter thou!!! :shock: NO NO NO!

no, iam talking about the line that connects the cig lighter to the v1....and if i can replace that line with a phone line

[LiQuiDz]

I just bought an Extention cord @ Walmart and did use it to plug my
RX-65 Works fine.. all alert Mute button Light work well on the remote

[FlyArmy]

I used a generic phone line to hardwire my V1. Red is the common ground, and green is hot. I put a fuse in the line as well.

It works like a champ.

[V1 Dave]

Safe but I don't remember which way a phone line has it's pins.
I have a crimper and cut my own cord length.
If I lay a cord down flat I have both pins up or both down, not one up and one down.
If you do it wrong you will just blow a fuse.

so can i just use a regualr phone line and just replace the cord thingy instead? what do you mean by the phone lines pins?

Lock pin clip both facing up or both facing down,
or I think you blow up.

[Arvetus]

Remember to use the 2-line phone cords with 4-wires. Some of them only have 2 (for 1 line). If you only need power, you can get by with the 1-line phone cords. If you use a remote display or remote audio, you'll need to make sure you have the 2-line phone cords.

[itisjustme]

Is it safe to use a phone line to connect the v1 instead of the power cord??

Yes you can connect a RJ-11 phone cord between the lighter adapter and the V1 to power it. Back in 1992 when the V1 first came out I remember speaking with one of the VR staff and they said one of the reasons the RJ-11 was used was so that if you broke a conductor in your cord while on the road you can just stop in any store for a phone cord.