[Yaesu] Need charger for VX-5R

[Ray Brown]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Shields" <w4das at comcast.net>
To: <yaesu at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 8:34 PM
Subject: [Yaesu] Need charger for VX-5R


> Hello everyone,
>     I am trying to check out a VX-5R radio that is part of a local estate.
> The first thing I need to do is charge the battery.  Could someone check
> their NC-72 charger and see if there is an output voltage and current rating
> listed?  I have several variable supplies that I can use to get a charge
> going if I know what voltage to use..

  My NC-72B says it puts out 12v at 500 mA. I played with a lab-type
variable power supply with mine once, and I think the battery will charge
up at anything above about 8v. And it can tolerate being plugged into a
charging car's system, which can go as high as almost 15 v, so you should
be okay within those limits. Once you get the radio going, if you press and
hold down the "3" key for a second, the second line of the display will show
you the type of power it's using (LIT for the lithium, DRY for the 2 AA cells,
and EXT for running on outside power.

  Actually, according to the specs, the input voltage can vary from 10 to 16v.

>     Or, does anyone have a spare NC-72 charger that you would part with at a
> reasonable price?  Thanks very much.

  I don't have one, but you could probably get one of the universal battery
adapter kids from that darned RS place to get you by. Or maybe troll thru
the ol' bay place? :-)

                _Ray_        KBØSTN