[ICOM] Re: 6-cell pack for T-81

[John Geiger]

Hi Bill, and list members,

For the 6 cell pack for the T81A and T8A, they are
available from www.batteriesamerica.com.  Cost is $37
shipped.  They do make the radio a little fatter, but
not real bad.  

You cannot charge the batteries in them using the wall
charger, or a drop in charger.  I use a MAHA C777
universal charger.  You just set the pins on the
charger to charge the batteries through the contacts
on the battery pack.  I put 2200mah NIMH cells in it,
and they last quite a while.  The pack only puts out
7.2 volts, so your power will be reduced.  Probably 3
watts out on high power.

For those who want the full 5 watts out,
batteriesamerica.com also offers a 1350mah 9.6 volt
NIMH battery.  I think it costs around $57.

Hope this information helps.  Both the T81A and the
T8A are great HTs, but the stock batteries are kind of
short on life.  Now I gotta grab my T81A to go bicycle
mobile to Wal-Mart.  Out of coffee, and that would be
a disaster come tomorrow morning.

73s John NE0P


--- Bill Gallagher WA3RA
<william.gallagher8 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> John:
> 
> Where did you find the 6-cell pack? Does it make the
> radio 'fatter', or is
> it 'taller'?
> 
> For some reason, I haven't been able to locate one
> of those packs, and I'd
> like to!
> 
> Bill WA3RA
> 
> > Subject: Re: [Icom] Icom T81A plus extras for sale
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