Radio Shack is closing out a item from Duracell. You get 2 pre-charged AA 2000mAh NiMH batteries and a travel charger for $2.77. Supplies are limited and item is sold-out-when-gone. RS catalog number 23-1135
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In many stores it is $2.77.Note: My store has this item at $2.77 but a store 5 miles away has it at the $7.97 price.
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madhatter66
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I got 4 of them for free when I bought another scanner a few weeks back... Went back for more, but they are sold out. They are great batteries, I like them better than the enercell batteries I got, seem to last about half a day longer on a charge...
I got 4 of them for free when I bought another scanner a few weeks back... Went back for more, but they are sold out. They are great batteries, I like them better than the enercell batteries I got, seem to last about half a day longer on a charge...
Benzman66
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Just picked up the last three units my local RS had in stock for a total of $8.90 including tax for all three.. Stopped at Giant Eagle to get some groceries and saw the same unit there for $11.97 + tax for just one. How can you go wrong with this deal? LOL
I haven't opened the units yet, but notice these batteries are 2000mah. I normally use the 2500 or 2650mah. Just wondering how long these will last on a charge in comparison. Anyone have any experiences yet?
I haven't opened the units yet, but notice these batteries are 2000mah. I normally use the 2500 or 2650mah. Just wondering how long these will last on a charge in comparison. Anyone have any experiences yet?
madhatter66
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I have been using them in my 164 and get 2-3 days out of them... 2 days of 24/7 and 3 days turning my scanner on/off... I have a DC charger and plug my scanner in every night to charge and have never had dead batteries...
Benzman66 said:
I have been using them in my 164 and get 2-3 days out of them... 2 days of 24/7 and 3 days turning my scanner on/off... I have a DC charger and plug my scanner in every night to charge and have never had dead batteries...
Jakemcgraw
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I have been using the duracell 2000 mah precharged ni-mh batteries in my uniden bc346xt for 10 months now,,and i run it continuously, with backlight on medium brightness and set to auto squelch...I swap between 3 sets i have and all sets are within just a few minutes of each other,,Giving 13 hours run time on a full charge....ive find that the 2000 mah precharged batteries, weather duracell or sanyo...seem to have better run time than any standard ni-mh batteries i ever used that were 2500 mah .....IMHO precharged ni-mh batteries are the way to go !
RickS31
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Just a small recommendation on charging your batteries in the scanner. The one thing you have to be careful of is that the scanner contains absolutely no protection circuitry against overcharge of these batteries. As long as the yellow battery carrier is used and the scanner is plugged into an AC adapter, the scanner continues to provide charge current to the batteries. The results can be disastrous for the scanner if you forget they're there and leave it plugged in. Especially if they're older rechargeables with partial shorts. The first sign is excess heat and the second is leakage and possible explosion. Hardly worth destroying a several hundred dollar scanner instead of just pulling the batteries on discharge and putting them in a reliable external charger. IMHO.
Benzman66
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Thanks everyone for the replies! I guess I will break open the packages like it was Christmas morning and give them a try.
madhatter66
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Interesting... for the longest time I didnt even think they were charging because there no heat what so ever when I plug in my scanner to charge... Obviously after a week with no low battery indicator I trusted they were charging... I have plenty of chargers, will definately keep that in mind...
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Interesting... for the longest time I didnt even think they were charging because there no heat what so ever when I plug in my scanner to charge... Obviously after a week with no low battery indicator I trusted they were charging... I have plenty of chargers, will definately keep that in mind...
RickS31
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Best safety bet is to put your rechargeables in the black (non-charge) carrier and use the AC adapter. This way there's no risk of overcharge and when you pull the adapter plug the scanner will go on batteries for portability. Just keep an extra set on your external charger at the ready for swap out when the ones in the scanner are depleted.
I think you'll find this is recommendation of most of the folks on here including some that actually ended up with damaged scanners from this.
Rick
I think you'll find this is recommendation of most of the folks on here including some that actually ended up with damaged scanners from this.
Rick
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