Comment on USB-C PSU is 9v *only*. Is that compliant? Did a PD-compliant charger fry my gear?
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Does the device (actually, both devices- radio and charger) say it’s USB (logo, etc), or does it just look like a USB-C connector? Kenwood (now part of JVC) is pretty big. They’re unlikely to use the logo if not compliant.
Also, you mentioned plugging the display unit to power. Was that to an official charger, or to your own charger? Is it possible that your charger is bad? A lot of cheap, generic ones (anything from Amazon or AliExpress) can damage electronics.
It’s also entirely possible that your unit was defective before you even opened the box. Missing the charger means it probably wasn’t just unsold inventory.
evenwicht@lemmy.sdf.org 2 days ago
The seller had a few of these same radios, new in box, but all missing the chargers. My thought was either the seller sold them separately or the chargers were stolen and so whatever retail store had them could not sell them and they ended up on the street market. But after seeing that the OEM chargers are strictly 9v, they seem worthless without the radio. Unless it’s just a shitty label. Maybe the OEM charger is proper USB PD, but they only wrote 9v on the label. I can only speculate.
The universal charger I have could also be dodgy. It was from a 2nd-hand shop. But afaik it’s fine.
Since I don’t have the OEM charger, I cannot see how it is marked. I just recall it was only marked 9v.