Has anyone tried the way-cheaper "UPSTART" brand BP-232N battery pack clones?
I bought two a couple days ago to replace a couple of ICOM batteries that died way quicker than I think they should.
I havnt had them long enough to really comment on capacity or life, but one thing I noticed is that when they are charged in an ICOM factory charger they both cause a flashing yellow "fault" indication when they reach what I believe is a state of full charge. They work, so I have no idea what the fault indication is trying to tell me.
I also have a few aftermarket dual slot chargers. They don't have a fault indicator in them and if I change in one of those I wouldn't even know there is anything different about them.
Has anyone else used the "UPSTART" ICOM clone battery packs and what was your experience with them?
Rick
WA1NIC
I bought two a couple days ago to replace a couple of ICOM batteries that died way quicker than I think they should.
I havnt had them long enough to really comment on capacity or life, but one thing I noticed is that when they are charged in an ICOM factory charger they both cause a flashing yellow "fault" indication when they reach what I believe is a state of full charge. They work, so I have no idea what the fault indication is trying to tell me.
I also have a few aftermarket dual slot chargers. They don't have a fault indicator in them and if I change in one of those I wouldn't even know there is anything different about them.
Has anyone else used the "UPSTART" ICOM clone battery packs and what was your experience with them?
Rick
WA1NIC