HT1000 Motorola WPNN4013A Nickel-Metal Hydride Replacement Battery for JT1000/HT1000

[WA8NPR]

Recently I needed new replacement batteries for my Motorola JT1000 HT radio. I looked for a Motorola branded battery to replace my existing Motorola model battery NTN7143DR and found it had been replaced by a new part number WPNN4013A. I ordered two of these batteries and saw today on the new battery packaging a warning not to use the existing chargers that I own, models NTN1173 and NTN1174. The packaging includes part numbers for ten more additional Motorola chargers that are not to be used too.

Anyone else have this issue or do you just go ahead and continue to charge these Nicklel-Metal Hydride batteries with your existing NiCd battery chargers?

 

[GTR8000]

Those old chargers were designed for NiCd batteries, not NiMH. Do yourself a favor, unless you want to ruin your new batteries, and get a charger that was designed for NiMH.

I recommend the WPLN4111AR/WPLN4114AR, which can be found on eBay at low cost. It's an IMPRES charger that handles the Jedi series as well as the XTS series as-is, and can also easily charge the APX, XPR, and Waris HT series with the proper adapters.

 

[KevinC]

Those old chargers were designed for NiCd batteries, not NiMH. Do yourself a favor, unless you want to ruin your new batteries, and get a charger that was designed for NiMH.

I recommend the WPLN4111AR/WPLN4114AR, which can be found on eBay at low cost. It's an IMPRES charger that handles the Jedi series as well as the XTS series as-is, and can also easily charge the APX, XPR, and Waris HT series with the proper adapters.

I agree on that charger, it's very versatile..

 

[GTR8000]

I agree on that charger, it's very versatile..

It really is. I have so many of them at this point, that I really should've just invested in the six bay gang charger version of it!

 

[N4KVE]

As well as Impres, it also charges all 3 chemistries of batteries. I sold a bunch of them for $20 each, so they are not expensive to buy.

 

[cmdrwill]

We came up with a simple resistor change so the chargers work with NiMh batteries.

These work well 2x 2100mAh WPNN4013 NTN7143CR NTN7144CR Battery ft MOTOROLA MTX838 GP1200 HT1000 | eBay