[ICOM] Icom IC-T2H HT

[Dick KF4NS]

Well Gary, there is the reason. I only have 2 contacts on the BP-194.

I still prefer this holder since I can replace one bad testing NICAD 
easier than busting open a pack. My super duper battery 
tester/cycler/charger will weed out the bad cells for me.

Thanks and 73, Dick KF4NS
St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
Keep The Glow!


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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:15:58 -0700
From: "Gary P. Fiber" <gfiber at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom IC-T2H HT
To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
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Dick,
As I remember the T2 - BP-194 battery case never supported recharging
from the T2 transceiver.  Possibly there is a diode internal to the 
pack
to prevent you from charging alkaline batteries accidentally.  The T2
also would not power from the charging jack on the radio enough to 
transmit.

Its been a number of years since I have looked at a T2H. Does the 
nicad
pack have 3 contacts on it and the BP-194 only 2?
Icom used the 3rd contact for recharging and if the battery case has
only two contacts verses 3 on the nicad pack there is the answer.

Gary K8IZ


Dick KF4NS wrote:
> For the past four years I have always removed the BP-194 case to
> charge the NICAD batteries. I decided to try the side jack in the
> radio to do the charging per the manual. It does nothing. I tried 
> many
> power sources within the DCV range in the specs. NOTHING HAPPENS!
>
> I put 9.6vdc to the jack with the pack out and read 8.9vdc on the
> contact pins, . Something is getting in there. It cannot be the pack
> case because I charge it externally using the contacts on the pack.
>
> Anybody with any ideas why the batteries will not charge from the
> jack?
>
> 73, Dick KF4NS
> St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
> Keep The Glow!