Midland 79-290 Power Plug

[cbradiomagazine.com]

Anyone know exactly what type of plug the little white power plug they use on the Midland 79-290 is?

I need one and for the life of me can't figure out what type of connector it is. It looks similar to some PC type connectors but nothing in my searches is looking quite right.

Here are the only pics I could find - they aren't great sorry.

 

[SSB-109]

I saw some similar when I was poking around in Rat Shak today. I'll have to pull the plug from my 79-290 and try to match it up.


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[cbradiomagazine.com]

Thanks man! Let me know if you find anything.

Also realized i posted this under exports....sorry.

 

[cbradiomagazine.com]

.....Crickets.....

No one has any idea what type of plug this white thing is?

Called Midland...they were useless

 

[Mudfoot]

Can you switch it out for a standard plug?

 

[sonoma]

have you checked with Kens electronics up in michigan, he has lots of old parts and plugs on his sight.

have you checked a plug from the old magnum 247 radio , or the titan and eagle sidewinder. I do not have one here but they had a plug similar to that.

also I did not hear back from you on the service manual you asked about. I had sent you 2 emails on this item about it and what you could do since you want to post it on the review of the radio.

 

[Slim]

Don't know what they're called either but,they're a one of a kind plug!! Def not the same as the 257,sidewinder,or roadpro. It IS the same DC cord for the SuperStar 4900B base tho. Again,good luck finding them. I've even looked all over at the Dayton Hamvention for several years now to no avail. They say if you can't find it @ Dayton (hamvention),it doesn't exist I've got 2 of these cords/plugs but they belong to my 2 Midland 79-290's. Sorry I'm not much help 8-(
73. Slim CDX285

 

[sonoma]

you might contact this web sight on the power plug. they say they still have new ones for sale. maybe they have a power plug.

Midland 79-290 SSB/AM 40 Channel Mobile CB Radio With 10 Weather Channels (79290, 79 290, 79-29-0, 79-29, 7929, 46014792906)

 

[Mudfoot]

Call Redmond CB and have him make you a custom power cable.

It'd be called: The most beautiful Midland power cord in the world.

 

[cbradiomagazine.com]

Sonoma, yes I did get the emails, sorry I've been working out of the country this week.

Thank you for the suggestions guys.

I figured it was something that is used on computers and one of your computer nerds might know what it was

Leave it to Midland to use some one off piece.