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General => Mr. Fix it => Topic started by: BirdMan on Aug 23, 2009, 07:15 PM

Title: 12 Volt Connector -- Inside Ceiling Lights
Post by: BirdMan on Aug 23, 2009, 07:15 PM
I have been searching for awhile looking for the connector type that is on the side of the inside ceiling lights.  It looks like a banana plug, similar to the plug in the old days of your home stereo headphones.

This ceiling light recepticle may not be in newer or older units, but I have a 2000 Coleman/Fleetwood Fairview.  

I want to make a 12V extension cord to run a small FM Radio and another extension cord off the other ceiling fixture for a low current lamp over the dining table of my slide-out.

So, does anyone know for certain what connector type this is?  This will save me having to pop it up in the driveway, take a ceiling fixture off and check it out.
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Post by: rccs on Aug 23, 2009, 08:20 PM
What you are looking for is a monaural 1/4" phono plug. Radio Shack has them.
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Post by: BirdMan on Aug 23, 2009, 08:38 PM
Thanks!
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Post by: hoppy on Aug 24, 2009, 12:53 PM
AKA... RCA phono plug.....just make certain it's Mono.... not stereo.
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Post by: AustinBoston on Aug 24, 2009, 02:49 PM
Quote from: hoppy;209421AKA... RCA phono plug.....just make certain it's Mono.... not stereo.

NO. An RCA phono plug is a different animal entirely (even looks totally different).  RCA phono plugs are only available in mono.  They are the typical connectors used in home audio (and sometimes video) equipment.

phone (short for telephone) <> phono (short for phonograph).

What you want is a 1/4" PHONE plug.  Radio Shack has them.

Austin
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Post by: rccs on Aug 24, 2009, 09:21 PM
AustinBoston is right, it is a phone plug not a phono plug. I stand corrected. The item number you are looking for is 274-1536. They come in a 2 pack for $3.99 at Radio Shack. This is the male plug that is on the cord. If you are looking for the female part that is in the light fixture they will have that also.
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Post by: rccs on Aug 24, 2009, 09:23 PM
AustinBoston is right, it is a phone plug not a phono plug. I stand corrected. The item number you are looking for is 274-1536. They come in a 2 pack for $3.99 at Radio Shack. This is the male plug that is on the cord. If you are looking for the female part that is in the light fixture they will have that also. It is item number 274-252 and they are also in a 2 pack for $2.99.