Kenwood: Has anyone tried this charger on a KW handheld?

[krokus]

Has anyone tried one of these chargers? If so, were there any problems?

AEcreative AC-DC 1.5A Power Adapter Rapid Wall Charger for Kenwood Radio TH-D74A TH-G71 TH-D7A TH-D72A TH-D74A TH-F6A TH-F7A TH-22A TH42A TH-22AT TH-42AT TH-K4A TH-K2AT https://a.co/d/0jJiEAl

 

[AK9R]

I see multiple mentions of its current capacity, but no mention of voltage. If the intent is to charge the battery, you need to know the output voltage. I believe that the radio will need at least 12 volts DC to charge the battery.

 

[krokus]

I see multiple mentions of its current capacity, but no mention of voltage. If the intent is to charge the battery, you need to know the output voltage. I believe that the radio will need at least 12 volts DC to charge the battery.

IIRC, the factory charger is 7.2 Volts. I will double check in the daylight hours.

 

[wd9ewk]

IIRC, the factory charger is 7.2 Volts. I will double check in the daylight hours.

For the TH-D72 & TH-D74, the output of the switching wall-wart chargers is the same - 13.8VDC @ 650 milliamps.

This is the charger that came with the TH-D72 I bought in 2010:



And this is from the charger that came with my TH-D74, purchased in late 2016:

 

[krokus]

For the TH-D72 & TH-D74, the output of the switching wall-wart chargers is the same - 13.8VDC @ 650 milliamps.

This is the charger that came with the TH-D72 I bought in 2010:

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And this is from the charger that came with my TH-D74, purchased in late 2016:

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The SPS-12-011A is what I have here, too. Not sure if it came with my D72 or my F6, as I think they both came with that model charger.

I think I confused my TH-78 charger voltage with the newer models. (I'll claim sleep deprived stupidity.)

 

[wd9ewk]

The SPS-12-011A is what I have here, too. Not sure if it came with my D72 or my F6, as I think they both came with that model charger.

I think I confused my TH-78 charger voltage with the newer models. (I'll claim sleep deprived stupidity.)

I had a TH-F6, and it had the same switching wall-wart as the TH-D72 & TH-D74. Seems like Kenwood has been consistent with many accessories for its HTs over the years...