I would like to find a way to power the cradle for my F500BT with out using the big fat cable which comes with the cradle. In my case, I have a full installation in my car with the ND-500G amp. It works great, but I would also like to be able to occasionally use the unit with working MSN Direct in other cars, such as a rental. To get the MSN Direct to work, I believe that the cradle needs to be powered directly.
It is possible to buy a second cable from Pioneer for about $45, and come up with way to use it with a cigarette lighter plug. However, there are two problems with that: 1) I am ch