Great idea with MFJ1317.?
Never had any problems with Windcamps either. I made a 3" pigtail PP to PP to plug into the PP adapter in DC-in. Maybe redundant but eliminates any strain altogether.
Portable Zero sells a nice protective case that comes with external charger for the Bioenno 12AH battery.
Rich W1GBB
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From: "'Mike Olbrisch' Mike-2020@... [FT817]" <FT817@...>
Date: 4/16/19 09:35 (GMT-05:00)
To: FT817@...
Subject: RE: [FT817] Power pole adapter
AFAIK, there is no available store-bought adapter cable. If you’re determined to go in this direction, you’ll have to make an adapter cable yourself. Parts are available from several sources, any of the big outfits like Newark or Mouser will have what you need. You’ll need a 1.7mm x 4mm female jack, in-line preferred over panel-mount, some sort of wire, and a 2-pole Power Pole set.
To the guys building and selling the Power Pole jack adapter, here’s another nitch market to consider. Not sure it would be popular enough to sell, but here’s one sale….. ADAPTER CABLE.
If this isn’t a solution for you, you can look for a similar wall wart power supply. Anything at 12 to 15 V with 500 mA (1/2-amp) output will do. I probably have 3 like that in my junk box. Chop off the end and install a Power Pole.
Was it me, I wouldn’t bother with the stock charger. I’d pick up an MFJ-1317 power supply. It is 13.8 VDC @ 2.89 A, and pretty much noise free. It has enough power to use the radio in both RX and TX, and still charge the battery. The stock charger cannot even run the radio in RX and charge it at the same time. Size – it is a little more than 2X the original charger. I have two of these MFJ-1317s, one for each of my FT-817s. Both have Anderson Power Poles on them, and I take them whenever I travel (except backpacking). You can spend twice as much on other supplies, but this one is good enough and that’s all that matters.
https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-1317
The last possibility is to remove the Power Pole adapter for charging. That is something I would not do. But with care, you could probably get away with it and not cause any troubles with the jack failure.
Good luck, whatever you decide.
Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.
El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager.
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From: FT817@... <FT817@...>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 22:41 PM
To: ft817@...
Subject: [FT817] Power pole adapter
I have the pp for a ft817 power jack. I do not want to cut any cables. I am looking for an adapter pigtail so I can continue to use the charger. Can someone help me out?
Randy ka4nma
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