[ICOM] Another R-7000 question

[Bonddaleena at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/8/2005 4:08:57 PM Eastern  Standard Time, ny9h at arrl.net 
writes:
yes,  and i have been powering it  that way for over 10 years, along 
with my other icoms running on 12-14 vdc.(  With the jumper out and 12 
vdc applied.)

That way I am NOT using the  built-in power supply which does generate 
some heat... My molex jumper is on  a tether , so it will not get lost.

bill


At 02:54 PM  12/8/2005, you wrote:

>Hello. I was looking at my R-7000 last night  and it appears 'different'  
from
>the Owner's Manual.
>In the  OM, there is a picture of a connector and jumper located on the  rear
>panel where the AC connector reside. The OM states "your radio will  not have
>this connector". Strange, mine has it.
>Looking at the  schematic, this connector (P4 on the Regulator Unit) simply
>has the  jumper P2 plugged into it. It supplies 12 VDC from the internal   
P/S
>to the P1 / P11 connector.
>
>My question is this: Is it  unusual for an R-7000 to be able to be powered  
by
>12 VDC instead of  AC?
>Does anyone else have this DC port on their  radio?
>
>Just  curious.....
>
>ron
>
>N4UE
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Thanks Bill. I was just curious about the Owner's Manual statement. I have  
small muffin fans installed in ALL my radios, and the heat reduction is  
tremendous.
The R71A doesn't have a DC connector on the back, but it does have a couple  
of small blank panels, so I could add something like the R-7000 has....
 
 
tnx again,
 
ron
 
N4UE