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   Va3hij Ferguson to Francis Mauser   
   Re: HTX-202 Battery Charger   
   14 Jan 24 15:09:34   
   
   From: va3hijferguson@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday 5 January 1999 at 03:00:00 UTC-5, Francis Mauser wrote:   
   > I have a HTX-202 HT and looked at the charger for it. It is rated:   
   > 12 VDC at 100ma. As long as you get the polarity right, then any   
   > garden variety type plug in transformer/rectifier should work OK.   
   > Francis   
   > On Mon, 04 Jan 1999 14:02:22 -0500, Dan Finn  wrote:   
   > >The charger is just a plug-in AC adapter. Just follow the links on the   
   > >radioshack website (product support or 'services' or something like that).   
   Call   
   > >the 800 number to order it. It will likely be rather expensive (for what it   
   > >is). You may want to consider getting the specs on the AC/DC adapter (output   
   > >voltage/current) and looking for something around the house, like a variable   
   > >power supply, or something at walmart, that will do the same job. But be   
   > >careful not to go too high up in voltage or you may fry the input zener in   
   the   
   > >charging circuit.   
   > >   
   > >73   
   > >   
   > >Dan (KR4AJ)   
   > >   
   > >Bryan wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> I recently went down to my local Radio Shack and they said they don't   
   carry   
   > >> the charger for the HTX-202. I don't know if the salesperson didn't know   
   > >> what he was talking about or if it's true. Does anyone know how to get a   
   > >> hold of one.   
   > >>   
   > >> Bryan Bankston   
   > >> KC5TQY   
   > >how long does it take to charge?   
      
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