Anyone know if the IC-R6 charging cradle can be powered from USB?
R rocky28965 Member Joined Nov 19, 2017 Messages 785 Reaction score 97 Location Otago, NZ Jul 16, 2025 #1 Anyone know if the IC-R6 charging cradle can be powered from USB?
S satellite909 Member Premium Subscriber Joined Jan 31, 2022 Messages 49 Reaction score 34 Location Tampa, Florida Jul 18, 2025 #2 I have the charging cradle for the ICR6, but do not see any means of a USB connection, only AC power.
I have the charging cradle for the ICR6, but do not see any means of a USB connection, only AC power.
R rocky28965 Member Joined Nov 19, 2017 Messages 785 Reaction score 97 Location Otago, NZ Jul 18, 2025 #3 Is the power cable hard wired to it or plugged into a port ?
S satellite909 Member Premium Subscriber Joined Jan 31, 2022 Messages 49 Reaction score 34 Location Tampa, Florida Jul 20, 2025 #4 rocky28965 said: Is the power cable hard wired to it or plugged into a port ? Click to expand... It only has a plug-in for the AC adapter
rocky28965 said: Is the power cable hard wired to it or plugged into a port ? Click to expand... It only has a plug-in for the AC adapter
E EuropeanUser Member Premium Subscriber Joined Jul 27, 2017 Messages 77 Reaction score 71 Aug 18, 2025 #5 It has a barrel jack and asks for 4.5 V with center positive polarity.
R rocky28965 Member Joined Nov 19, 2017 Messages 785 Reaction score 97 Location Otago, NZ Aug 18, 2025 #6 So it could be USB powered ?
E EuropeanUser Member Premium Subscriber Joined Jul 27, 2017 Messages 77 Reaction score 71 Aug 18, 2025 #7 Not sure how it likes 5 V but if you can create a 4.5 V output from USB it will probably work.
