Bet it only puts out 9 V, Virg On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:40:30 -0500 "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> writes: > I have a few comments on the ICOM A24, which I just bought about 2 > months > ago. The first thing I noticed in the manual was pages of warnings > about > stuff like "avoid using or placing the tranceiver in direct > sunlight...", > remove batteries when not in use or batteries will discharge, "to > avoid > damage to the transceiver, turn the power off while charging", "do > not > charge BP-210N more than 12 hours...otherwise BP210N will be > damaged", etc. > It sure looks to me like somebody forgot to design the > charging/power > circuit on this thing! > > My favorite quality of this fine unit is that the 120VAC to DC > charger is > rated at 11.5VDC output, but the manual says you can't use any > cigarette > lighter to 3.5mm adapter other than their $55 CP20, or damage will > occur. I > guess I've got to wonder if they really have electrical engineers at > ICOM, > because a 12V voltage regulator that will handle up to 40V is only > about $2 > from the electronics supply place, but you have to buy their > overpriced (and > "optional") adapter for $55, so go ahead and add $55 to the overall > price. > And it wouldn't take but a few inexpensive components to make a > "smart > charger" that wouldn't care how long you charge the thing, with no > damage. > If you take the directions seriously, this unit is all but unusable > as a > backup radio in which you put it in your flight bag and only pull it > out > when you need it. I am not impressed, and would not buy it again, > given what > I know now. > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama > see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
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