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I have just acquired a DTR650 900Mhz radio although its still in the post.

The radio includes a pod / base charger unit BUT no power supply.

I have a simple question - does anybody know the power supply voltage and type of plug? Hopefully its a "standard" type so I can use something which I already have in my "junk box"!!

Thanks

Any ideas?

I've seen some images of "wall wort" chargers which are 5v but the plug is some weird Motorola multi-pin cell phone type.

I'm thinking that maybe the socket on the pod base is the same as the actual DTR650 socket - so you just plug the wall wort charger into the pod?? Hopefully not !!!

I have now received the DTR650's.

As expected, the pod charger has a "multi pin" socket into which you plug the standard charger which can also fits directly into the radio (hidden behind a cover).

However, the pod charger uses 2 tabs on the base of each radio to charge the battery.

Does anybody know whether you can just apply 5v to these pins with no need for any current limiting? Is all the battery charge circuitry inside the radio?

Thanks

Anybody?

UPDATE : I have charged up the batteries using a Motorola "cell phone". The DTR batteries fitted onto the phones internal charge pins although the DTR batteries are actually twice as deep...but they still charged OK in about 4-6 hours. This is only a temporary solution as its difficult removing the batteries to charge them!!

My DTR is the Euro version which operates on 2.4GHz!!! Its interesting how far 2.4GHz works. You can also easily test range. When you press the PTT there is a "handshake" routine and you get a bleep and a message on screen if the other radio is out of range!!!

You can use any Nextel i560/325/355 type charger cord. Will look like this

Thanks.

An identical Motorola iden OEM charger costs 10x less than an identical Motorola DTR OEM charger...go figure!!!

g8tzl2004 wrote:Thanks.

An identical Motorola iden OEM charger costs 10x less than an identical Motorola DTR OEM charger...go figure!!!

Millions of Iden phones are now useless

Thousands of DTR radios have been sold

Do the math

Same here.

I also found that my drawer full of old Nextel chargers and 12V cigarette lighter plug adaptors work perfectly with my DTR radios!

Larry.