[Motorola] NIMH Batteries

[Randy Ballard]

Terry ,  Thanks for the reply ,  I noticed that the cheap batteries really
show themselves when you buy one for a Motorola GP-68. The battery is angled
badly with aftermarket batteries. I have never had a problem using
aftermarket batteries with my CP-50's but they are internally installed
after removing a back plate off of the HT. The big boss is complaining of
having to pay $100.00 each for MTS 2000 replacement Ni-cd batteries from the
local dealer. Do you know a source that can beat that price for OEM
batteries ?  Thanks ,  Randy N5WV
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From: "tvsjr" <tvsjr at sprynet.com>
To: "'Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola'"
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Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 12:51 AM
Subject: RE: [Motorola] NIMH Batteries


> Green light does indicate trickle (maintenance) charge. Generally, you
> assume that the battery is at 90% when the light goes green and needs
about
> 4 hours to reach 100%. I believe the trickle rate is somewhere around
60mA.
> Even at 120mA, that's only 1800mA applied over the 15 hours - it's
doubtful
> that will charge your pack to 100%.
>
> The Intellicharger II supports both NiCd and NiMH chemistries as you
> purchase it from Motorola. Moto builds their own NiMH packs for the Jedi
> radios (WPNN4013A, WPNN4037A FM I/S) and support these packs with the
> Intellicharger.
>
> Unfortunately, what you have is a cheap battery that isn't fully
compatible
> with real Motorola chargers. You'll find that cheap batteries (from places
> like Power Products, W&W, etc.) tend to not charge well, have short cycle
> life, and commonly won't fit on the radio very well. Batteries are
> definitely not created equal.
>
> If you absolutely have to buy aftermarket batteries, go with Multiplier.
But
> I strongly recommend staying with genuine Motorola accessories. You've got
a
> $1K+ (as new, anyway) radio... don't cheap out on the accessories.
>
> Terry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: motorola-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:motorola-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Randy Ballard
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 12:32 AM
> To: Discussion of equipment manufactured by Motorola
> Subject: [Motorola] NIMH Batteries
>
> Hello Group ,  I recently purchased an aftermarket NIMH battery for my
> Motorola MTS 2000 HT using the Motorola Intellacharger II drop in charger.
> After inserting the battery in the charger the "green" fully charged light
> comes on after about 5-10 minutes of charging time. A note that came with
> the battery states to let the battery charge for 15 hrs and disregard what
> the indicater light says. Is this chargers output anymore than a
maintaining
> "trickle" charge after the green light comes on or has it stopped all
> charging ? Has anyone had any experience charging NIMH batteries with the
> Motorola Intellicharger II and is there a modification available to make
it
> charge NIMH batteries correctly ?  Thanks ,  Randy N5WV
> n5wv at eastex.net
>
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