Voltage Level for Pro-106 Question

[RickS31]

Rick, I'm using the "C" adaptaplug, and it's oriented correctly. Haven't checked the voltage, but I'll take a look at it when I get home.
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Sounds like you have the right dog. Once you check it with your voltmeter at 9V with a positive tip you've pretty much eliminated it as the problem. Then *shudder* you may have a bad 106. If that's the case I hope you're still under warranty.

Be a shame to keep buying adapters and not having any success. May be worthwhile taking the radio to your Shack and let them try different adapters and tips. Both the B & C tips fit in the radio. Just as an aside, you do know that you have to power the radio off and then back on after inserting the adapter when the radio is already on, correct?

 

[KK4TTR]

Rick, thanks for hanging in there with me. I got home and tried the AC adapter and it worked OK. So, I went back to the car to try the DC adapter, and it worked. Different car than earlier today, but.....

I would have been annoyed if the issue really was an incompatibility between the adapters. I may not have had the 12V DC adapter seated very well in the car today. Who knows? It's nice to have it working.

To reiterate, the trouble I was having with the RS Enercell AC adapter and Enercell DC adapter, both with the "C" adaptaplug seems to be operator error, and both now appear to be working with no problems.

 

[KC5EIB]

Are you using a 800ma or higher adapter? Lower current adapters do not supply enough power to power the radio.

 

[GumbyCT]

I may not have had the 12V DC adapter seated very well in the car today. Who knows? It's nice to have it working.

My car adapters all have an LED to show when it is making good contact at the plug. I'm not sure if the Enercell has this LED but it should.

 

[KK4TTR]

Are you using a 800ma or higher adapter? Lower current adapters do not supply enough power to power the radio.

The AC adapter is 800mA, the DC is 1000mA. The manual states "at least 500mA", and there weren't any strenuous objections posted in this thread, so I wasn't too concerned about a few milliamperes overload.

My car adapters all have an LED to show when it is making good contact at the plug. I'm not sure if the Enercell has this LED but it should.

Correct, the Enercell has an LED power indicator. Operator error on my part all the way.

 

[GumbyCT]

Correct, the Enercell has an LED power indicator. Operator error on my part all the way.

oic - that is how we learn

fwiw - your adapters are fine and will NOT overload the scanner
It's a Min. not a Max.

 

[reconrider8]

oic - that is how we learn

fwiw - your adapters are fine and will NOT overload the scanner
It's a Min. not a Max.

does that work for uniden to b/c i read that it should be set on like 6 volts but if i can leave it on 9 i am

 

[KK4TTR]

Err, don't confuse voltage (V) and amperes (A). Your voltage setting must match within certain tolerances.

 

[GumbyCT]

Err, don't confuse voltage (V) and amperes (A). Your voltage setting must match within certain tolerances.

No don't confuse the two. Not that same thing. I won't comment on the BC.