Could I use this item to charge my radio in case of an extended power outage? http://www.amazon.com/Rally-7471-Port...
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I do not believe the tecsun short wave radio has a charging feature on it. It does have a rechargeable battery or it can be plugged in.
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I'm guessing it would fry it, but check the documentation that come with yours (I don't have mine handy).The chargers I'm used to using are so fragile (electrically), I probably wouldn't want to push this one, although I've got two and they've never given me any problems. The cheapo ones that come with RTF kits are the ones I had problems with.TL;DR: most likely not.
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Short answer is yes. I use it to power my 32' race car trailer. I am usually running a laptop, stereo radio, weather station, battery charger and in the evenings I usually have a florescent light inside. The only time it struggles is when I turn on the two quartz flood lights outside of the trailer.
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Using this as a "power supply" is not recommended with sensitive d.c. electronics (radios, test equipment) and such. Car battery chargers don't have "clean d.c. output filtering. But you can attach charger to an auto/marine, etc. type battery and then connect to the battery then. The battery acts somewhat like a filter and your current should be acceptable. I've only done this in an emergency 2 or 3 times in the past 50 years, but it works. Otherwise straight out of the charger could damage "high end" electronics. Straight out of the charger to a radio, you'll probably notice an over bearing loud Hum coming from the speakers, that's unfiltered d.c. Good luck in your experimenting!!! Using this as a "power supply" is not recommended with sensitive d.c. electronics (radios, test equipment) and such. Car battery chargers don't have "clean d.c. output filtering. But you can attach charger to an auto/marine, etc. type battery and then connect to the battery then. The battery acts somewhat like a filter and your current should be acceptable. I've only done this in an emergency 2 or 3 times in the past 50 years, but it works. Otherwise straight out of the charger could damage "high end" electronics. Straight out of the charger to a radio, you'll... » Read More Using this as a "power supply" is not recommended with sensitive d.c. electronics (radios, test equipment) and such. Car battery chargers don't have "clean d.c. output filtering. But you can attach charger to an auto/marine, etc. type battery and then connect to the battery then. The battery acts somewhat like a filter and your current should be acceptable. I've only done this in an emergency 2 or 3 times in the past 50 years, but it works. Otherwise straight out of the charger could damage "high end" electronics. Straight out of the charger to a radio, you'll probably notice an over bearing loud Hum coming from the speakers, that's unfiltered d.c. Good luck in your experimenting!!! « Show Less
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Your power supply would be considered the source and your radio is the load. Red is hot and black is ground from a DC power supply. Same on the load side. Will not work with a AC power requirement as far as I know.
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I believe you can...either a Motorola Macro type can work...or any after market charger with more than 5v
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it would help if i knew what you mean by outlet. i've used my cb radio in both my car/truck/rv and in my home as a base station with a convertor .so iam assuming that you may wish to do both .one thing i would recomend that you have a radio shop wire the unit so that interference is kept to a minimum
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Most definitely can be used with a 12v DC supply. Just be certain the supply is capable of delivering adequate power for the radio. Reference the specifications on-line.
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i do not know, sirius xm will not sell parts, see if amazon or crags list has exact model number off charger or a complete radio that the power adapter that works, you have to match up volts and amps or you will fry your device. i am not shouting. my eye-site likes all caps. you can run sirius xm on line with smart phone and wifi to car or sound cube
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I assume because it has an AC plug that this will work. Keep in mind it requires a lot of effort to get a charge so this device really is for emergency situations where you might need power rather than as a means to charge a device for the long term.
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If you mean can you charge batteries other than the ones in the radio itself then the answer would be no. It doesn't have the capacity to produce that much power.
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Correct, this is mainly for an Aux input, but it still is a great charger alone ! You could link it to a fm transmitter also.
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I bought mine to power an XM radio boom box. It has about 8 different plug ends so it should fit just about anything. I think it would be worth a try.
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You will need to buy a power adapter separately. This should work: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3802148 Just make sure to connect the positive to the red wire and the negative to the black wire, otherwise you'll blow it out. HTH
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It's doubtful. Most of the emergency solar chargers only provide small amounts of "emergency output". I have a Sony tablet that requires 5v 2amps, take into account the radio uses 3 AA 1.2/1.5 (3.6v/4.5v), it won't provide enough power to charge a power hungry tablet, maybe just a small phone and only for a few minutes.
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This is not a radio that you can carry around. You need a 12 volt power source. You would be better off connecting through your phone if you need Sirius in a stadium.
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I've always charged this device using a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port on my desktop. These ports are 5 VDC, & are capable of supplying 500 mA & 900 mA respectively. However, if you're using a USB port powered from your car aux port or from a wall socket, it may supply as much as 2.1 amps, which doesn't seem to present any problems for most of my equipment that's charged via USB (phones, MP3s, etc.), so I'm guessing this amplifier would be okay & I wouldn't hesitate to use it if necessary. Hope this is what you were looking for.