Power Cord for General Lee

[mib4uk]

I was using a Cobra 29 NW and just recently purchased a new General Lee (blue LED) radio to replace the Cobra. The Cobra plug I had wired in my box has three holes, each with a brass contact. The new plug for the General Lee is identical in size and shape with the same three holes but only has brass contacts in the two outer holes, not in the middle one, even though the radio has three terminal posts.

Q: Did I get a bad cord w/the General Lee? Should it have the brass lead in the middle hole also?

Q: What happens if I run the General Lee on the old Cobra plug with the three leads?

Don't want to blow up my General!

 

[FlatBroke]

I was using a Cobra 29 NW and just recently purchased a new General Lee (blue LED) radio to replace the Cobra. The Cobra plug I had wired in my box has three holes, each with a brass contact. The new plug for the General Lee is identical in size and shape with the same three holes but only has brass contacts in the two outer holes, not in the middle one, even though the radio has three terminal posts.

Q: Did I get a bad cord w/the General Lee? Should it have the brass lead in the middle hole also?

Q: What happens if I run the General Lee on the old Cobra plug with the three leads?

Don't want to blow up my General!

It takes a standard 3 plug in power cord...yes the cobra power cord should be ok....but use the cord that came with the radio...

http://cbtricks.com/radios/general/lee/graphics/general_lee_om.pdf

 

[JesseJamesDallas]

You can use the same cord the Cobra uses. The Power Cord only requires a Positive and Negative connection, that's why you only see the brass fittings on two holes...The third hole is there only to keep you from hooking the cord in backwards.

The cord in other words is "Dummy Prof"...It can only be hooked up one way.