My last radar detector took a crap when i floored it last month. Guess it didtn like the voltage surge. So, with my gift card from Best Buy I got a Cobra talking radar detector as a replacement.

I DONT want this one to die on me like my last hardwired unit. Last time i wired it straight to the power outlet fuse and it didnt really seem to help.

Is there any way I can safely keep it from poppin on me? Maybe an inilne fuse? If so, what size? YES, I did look through previous posts but most did not help me.

Thanks
Scott

 

Scott, I've never heard of a power surge from flooring it blow a radar detector. Maybe it was just a coincidence?

 

Wouldnt your electrical system spike when you got all over your car? Coincidence? Maybe, but this is the second time that happened.

 

Put an inline fuse in if your worried about it. You can just pop fuses instead of the radar detector.

 

I have had a hardwired radar detector for the last 12 years and I've never had that happen. Mine have always had inline fuses but I have never blown one. I think it must have been a coincidence or maybe there was a defect with the unit itself.

 

Ok, what size fuse? 10A, 15A, 20A?

 

Some detecters have a transformer/adapter in the plug that reduces the voltage to the unit , just like a cell phone does, if you remove/replace the cord to hardwire it you overvoltage the unit and it fries very shortly there after. You may want to check if yours is this style.

 

Check your radar detector to find out what Cobra recommends for the right fuse. It will also state this in your owners manual.