Best aftermarket batteries for XPR6000 series radios

[kinglou0]

I’ve gotten my hands on (10) XPR6580’s and while I can get OEM batteries, I just can’t do $80 a battery when I didn’t even put that much into each radio.

Anyone have any recommendations for aftermarket batteries? Extremely light use 99% of the time. Having Impres capabilities would be nice but it’s not a deal breaker.

If I’m honest, I couldn’t pass up the deal. Very good condition and already had the digital entitlement installed. Problem is that costs add up pretty quick when you have (10) bare radios to outfit.

 

[clbsquared]

I’ve gotten my hands on (10) XPR6580’s and while I can get OEM batteries, I just can’t do $80 a battery when I didn’t even put that much into each radio.

Anyone have any recommendations for aftermarket batteries? Extremely light use 99% of the time. Having Impres capabilities would be nice but it’s not a deal breaker.

If I’m honest, I couldn’t pass up the deal. Very good condition and already had the digital entitlement installed. Problem is that costs add up pretty quick when you have (10) bare radios to outfit.

You won’t find an aftermarket Impres battery.
Try Magnum Electronics. They usually have a large selection of batteries. OEM and aftermarket.

 

[KN4EHX]

I’ve gotten my hands on (10) XPR6580’s and while I can get OEM batteries, I just can’t do $80 a battery when I didn’t even put that much into each radio.

Anyone have any recommendations for aftermarket batteries? Extremely light use 99% of the time. Having Impres capabilities would be nice but it’s not a deal breaker.

If I’m honest, I couldn’t pass up the deal. Very good condition and already had the digital entitlement installed. Problem is that costs add up pretty quick when you have (10) bare radios to outfit.

Check eBay. There is oodles of them, but make sure you check the seller reviews. I bought a battery and my neighbor did too - both arrived DOA. To the sellers credit they sent me a replacement no questions asked and didn’t even require the return of the faulty battery.

 

[K2NEC]

You won’t find an aftermarket Impres battery.

You wont find a non Mototola marked Impres battery however there are some aftermarket batteries that will come up with Impres data.

 

[natedawg1604]

I can't see why anyone would want to use a non-impress battery, the impress Lithium Ion battery system is really cool. I've had really good success buying impress stuff on Fleabay, you just have to be careful who you buy from.

 

[K2NEC]

I can't see why anyone would want to use a non-impress battery, the impress Lithium Ion battery system is really cool. I've had really good success buying impress stuff on Fleabay, you just have to be careful who you buy from.

Sometimes good cheap Impres batteries are hard to come by and not everyone wants to spend $90 (and rising) on a new battery. They just need something that works and as stated previously, there are some good alternatives to OEM Impres.

 

[a417]

I've changed my opinions a couple of times over the years regarding OEM vs Aftermarket batteries, and my (new) final opinion is that cheaping out on batteries has bitten me in the ass if OEM batteries are still available. If I can get the batteries from the manufacturer that are OEM, I'll save my shekels until I can afford one, as the headache that usually accompanied knockoff batteries isn't worth the money saved.

If the OEM batteries are NLA, and there hasn't been a vendor who has bought the plans, equipment & patents to reproduce them, then I'll buy knockoffs if the pack can't be redone by hand.

 

[RodStrong]

You won’t find an aftermarket Impres battery.
Try Magnum Electronics. They usually have a large selection of batteries. OEM and aftermarket.

There are several companies that sell non-OEM impres compatible batteries.