Re: Power supply (ac to dc converter for ic-r2)

A few years ago someone said you can order a spare battery door from the
Icom site and it was very cheap. I think he fitted a small plug and socket
on that for mains operation.

peter
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From: "cbb510027" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 1:17 PM
Subject: [icomr2] Power supply (ac to dc converter for ic-r2)


> Anyone ever do this - and if so how exactly is it done?  I am talking
> mainly about hooking up the wires to the brass ends (which ones go to
> which connection)?  Does the positive from the ac converter go to one
> of the + battery nodes and the neg. from the ac go to the same battery
> neg. node?  Any help would be appreciated!
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> "As far as power goes, I bought a regulated, AC to 3V DC converter, got
> some wooden doweling. Cut and taped the dowels to length as AA batts
> and put brass ends on the dowels and wired the converter wires to it. I
> had to then drill a notch on the side of the battery door for the wire
> to go through. Now I can run it on AC while at home."
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