[Kenwood] TH-F6A

[Emil E. Hrivnak]

I don't have a TH-F6, but I have a VX-7R with two lithium ion batteries. I 
can leave one sit on the shelf for a month and it appears to be almost 
fully charged. If I put it in the charger, it stops charging in about 5 
minutes. Also I have two Motorola cell phones with lithium ion batteries 
and have let a second set sit for two months. Again, they appear to be 
fully charged in about 5 minutes on the charger. LI batteries have a very 
low self discharge rate, compared to Ni-Cad's and Ni-Metal Hydrides.

Emil
N3EH



At 02:06 PM 10/23/2002, Greg Taylor wrote:
>This may be a little off topic but, here goes. The lithium-ion battery on
>the TH-F6A is a great battery. It allows many hours of use of the talkie. My
>question is, if I buy a second battery and charge it to full charge on the
>talkie, then pull it off and set it on the shelf how long will the
>lithium-ion battery hold full charge while setting on the shelf. I have been
>thinking about buying a spare to use when the original battery runs down.
>That may be a short time or as much a a few months. Any thoughts on this
>will be helpful.
>
>73 Greg N9OUK