home patrol 1 batteries 2300mah

[scma127]

just purchase a used home patrol 1 scanner used did not come with rechargeble batteries the book say 2300mah just wondering would energizer 2300 mah rechargeble batteries work in the scanner are is the specific
battery please let me know and input would be appreciated

 

[QwKiE]

The 2300 will work fine but as we all know you should not use the charger in the scanner, so keep an extra set for changing and an external charger for charging.

 

[RandyKuff]

just purchase a used home patrol 1 scanner used did not come with rechargeble batteries the book say 2300mah just wondering would energizer 2300 mah rechargeble batteries work in the scanner are is the specific
battery please let me know and input would be appreciated

A higher capacity Mah rating will give you a longer run time. Those battery's should be fine... A lot of people like the Panasonic enolope batt's... And as stated... Not advisable to charge them in the scanner.

Check this out... And you will see why not to charge in the scanner...
http://forums.radioreference.com/gre-scanners/321631-batteries-blew-up.html

 

[scma127]

thank you for the input i will buy external charger for batteries tell me this if the batteries exploded what good is the ac adapter for can you plug the a/c adapter in with out out batteries thankyou

 

[RandyKuff]

thank you for the input i will buy external charger for batteries tell me this if the batteries exploded what good is the ac adapter for can you plug the a/c adapter in with out out batteries thankyou

Most of the radios do not have a controlled charging circuit for the battery's. It doesn't no when the battery's are charged to stop. The AC adapter can be used to run the radio from an ac outlet.

 

[QwKiE]

If i'm not mistaking you need both battery and ac plug in to update the scanner. That's a safety feature so you don't have a shut down while you are updating Power failure.

 

[RandyKuff]

If i'm not mistaking you need both battery and ac plug in to update the scanner. That's a safety feature so you don't have a shut down while you are updating Power failure.

If the HP 1 has the ability to record, then I believe they need to be in. That would be like my 436...
The 436 will run from a power adapter without battery's but not record unless they are installed.

 

[scooter1968]

i know this post is for the HP1, but i have the BCD396XT, and had the same curious question, as i bought a charge that has 2000 mAh, so was hoping that would be alright

 

[RandyKuff]

i know this post is for the HP1, but i have the BCD396XT, and had the same curious question, as i bought a charge that has 2000 mAh, so was hoping that would be alright

Lower ampacity (Mah) is not a problem...You just shorten the time that your scanner will run on the battery's that's all. The higher the ampacity the longer your scanner will run.

Are you talking about a battery charger capable of 2000ma?

 

[Samos2]

charging batteries

The 2300 will work fine but as we all know you should not use the charger in the scanner, so keep an extra set for changing and an external charger for charging.

"we all know ..." everyone but me i guess. whats the problem with using the radio to charge the batteries? i dont see anything in the manual on this, although ive only just got my bcd436hd s i'm new to all this.
thanks

 

[RandyKuff]

The 436 ... That's what I have... Has a setting to set the amount of time in hours to charge the battery's. The problem is... 1-Your charging the battery's in a series connection... Not individually... 2-The scanner does not have the ability to know when the battery's are fully charged... So if the battery's are fully charged the scanner keeps hitting them with a charge current... It does not drop down to a trickle charge... So they can get very hot and possibly explode.

 

[scooter1968]

sorry Randy, i guess i need to be a little clearer...........i just recently bought a DURACELL charger and 2 AA recharable batteries that are 2000 mAh, i need to get one more battery for my 396 xt

 

[RandyKuff]

sorry Randy, i guess i need to be a little clearer...........i just recently bought a DURACELL charger and 2 AA recharable batteries that are 2000 mAh, i need to get one more battery for my 396 xt

Your fine with that....Higher capacity batt will get you more runtime though... Try them and see how they work for you.

 

[KE0GXN]

"we all know ..." everyone but me i guess. whats the problem with using the radio to charge the batteries? i dont see anything in the manual on this, although ive only just got my bcd436hd s i'm new to all this.
thanks

Look at the link Randy posted in post #3 of this thread for your answer....

But, aside from possibly running the risk of blowing up your scanner, a scanner uses a "dumb" charging method based on a timer. In other words it does sense or know when the batteries are full, it will continue to charge them for a set amount of time no matter what. This over time will cause over-charging or if you elect to go with a higer mAh type battery to prolong your run times, it can result in under-charging.

Either way, using the scanner to charge your batteries will eventually degrade them and you will find yourself having to buy AA NiMH battery packs often.

In sum, charging your batteries in a proper separate charger will keep your scanner safe, keep your batteries conditioned and will save you a lot of grief and money in the long run.

Just my 2 1/2 cents.

 

[scma127]

wondering can i run my home patrol just on the ac adapter only no batteries and i just bought 8 energizer 2300 mah batteries and a separate charger to be on the safe side thank you all for your input

 

[scma127]

can i run the homepatrol only on the ac adapter without the batteries

 

[RandyKuff]

Look at the link Randy posted in post #3 of this thread for your answer....

But, aside from possibly running the risk of blowing up your scanner, a scanner uses a "dumb" charging method based on a timer. In other words it does sense or know when the batteries are full, it will continue to charge them for a set amount of time no matter what. This over time will cause over-charging or if you elect to go with a higer mAh type battery to prolong your run times, it can result in under-charging.

Either way, using the scanner to charge your batteries will eventually degrade them and you will find yourself having to buy AA NiMH battery packs often.

In sum, charging your batteries in a proper separate charger will keep your scanner safe, keep your batteries conditioned and will save you a lot of grief and money in the long run.

Just my 2 1/2 cents.

Not to get off subject... I saw your thread for this...I also use the Maha 9000.

 

[KE0GXN]

wondering can i run my home patrol just on the ac adapter only no batteries and i just bought 8 energizer 2300 mah batteries and a separate charger to be on the safe side thank you all for your input

I believe you can, but your record and playback functions will become disabled. Also you run the risk if an abrupt or improper shutdown should occur, your SD card can get corrupted.

 

[RandyKuff]

can i run the homepatrol only on the ac adapter without the batteries

I would have to say... Absolutely.

 

[KE0GXN]

Not to get off subject... I saw your thread for this...I also use the Maha 9000.

Randy, I have learned more about NiMH batteries and charging them then I would have ever wanted to know in the last few weeks....lol.

Glad I did though. Been using my Maha 9000 non stop since I got it. Works great!