[ICOM] Battery Needed

[Jack/AE7DX]

D C Macdonald wrote:

> Not sure why cost of a battery would be more
> than the O2AT is worth.  Any working HT should
> be worth replacing the battery.  Lots of places
> sell the inserts to replace the dead cells.
>
> 73  ---  Mac, K2GKK/5
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "William Diamond" <wjdiamond at cox.net>
> Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> To: "Icom at Mailman. Qth. Net" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ICOM] Battery Needed
> Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 00:31:12 -0600
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> In a weak moment, I bought out an estate with some ham gear.  There is an
> Icom IC02AT handy.
>
> Does anyone have a battery laying around for this beast??  The orig is
> shorted. It will not take a charge and even if 12V DC is plugged into the
> pack, the rig will not turn on.
>
> The rig works fine with the batt off and 12 V DC plugged into the top 
> of the
> rig.
>
> I am looking for something cheap as the cost of a new batt exceeds the 
> worth
> or the radio.
>
> 73
>
>   William J. Diamond
>  Rogers, Arkansas USA
> Ham Radio Operator WRØT 

I recently sold an older ICOM HT and the buyer got the cells in this 
battery pack replaced at a Reno battery store for about $12.00.

Jack, AE7DX
Silver Springs, NV