pro 97 and using rechargeable batteries

[tommyandamanda21]

well i put the scanner on the charger at 1130pm last nite friday to charge the batteries, to wake up at 1am too the buzzing sound of the talk group control channel, for some reason it got switched from motorola to code search, any way i got up to turn it off and when ipick the scanner up it was hot i mean hot, back cover and rechargable yellow pack was melting.. it was ony on for an hour and a half and the first time plugged in since we bought it thursday morning... is the scanner defective do you think, i'm just glad i got up or there may have been no house anymore.... i'm gonna take scaner back to radio shack, see if they will exchange it....


Tommy

 

[stevecubfan]

get yourself some rechargeable batterys and a charger NIMH batterys work very well, walmart has both. I use 2500 mah in my pro 96 and they last for hours.

 

[tommyandamanda21]

thats what we used, i know next time to just put the batteries in a wall charger and not to charge them in the scanner, unless this scanner was defective

 

[Slyster]

I just bought some 2900mah hour batteries!! They are getting better ALL THE TIME!

I use this online site... http://www.thomas-distributing.com/index.htm always great deals and latest technology.. and no I don't work for them!

 

[SAR923]

If you're saying the battery compartment was so hot that there was actual melting of the plastic, it is defective and should be returned. My 97 has rechargables in the yellow holder and it's on 24/7. The battery compartment never gets more than warm and I get about 9 hours on the 2100 mAh batteries all the time. I think the whole thing about charging the batteries outside the radio is a bunch of hooey unless you just want an extra set available. My 97 works just fine as a battery charge.

 

[Bandingabout]

I would carry it back and get exchange or refund. If purchase store balks. Be nice but you get another 97 for same cost. You don't, then kick some RS tail. Free shipping, whatever. Even if you erred, get a new unit. What brand recharges were they I'll ask?

 

[Bandingabout]

I agree with ya SAR2401 to some degree but once you go wireless............Have yet to purchase a QUALITY recharge/conditioner unit but I regard OTS brands a value to date for me. Forgot my coupon tonight or I'd bought another 4 pack. Put away my wall wart and haven't ever used the cig adapter. Just how I roll with mine. Keep a speed loader (extra batts)(work, always on, etc) with me though. Grab and go, even if it's only to the garden. Guilty, I'm an addict.

 

[tommyandamanda21]

ya i am taking this one back and also buying another one..

 

[JESSERABBIT]

Were the batteries bulged or cracked and does the p97 still work ok?

 

[stevecubfan]

SAR2401 made a good point . if you use regular alkaline batterys use the black battery holder yellow for rechargeable.

 

[Raven95150]

SAR2401 made a good point . if you use regular alkaline batterys use the black battery holder yellow for rechargeable.

That's why the yellow holder has a sticker on it that says "WARNING: USE ONLY FOR REHARGEABLE BATTERIES"

 

[tommyandamanda21]

ya i used the yellow holder, wish i took a pic. so you guys could see but i'm at work and taking it back when i get off...

 

[lowboy654]

My 1st 97 that I bought two years ago did the same thing in less than two hours with a charger that I also bought from radio shack it got so hot and leaked battery acid all over my laptop that was sitting beside it took the 97 back and it has worked fine for two years now and have learned to live live with the discoloring that was done to my laptop.

 

[stevecubfan]

That's why the yellow holder has a sticker on it that says "WARNING: USE ONLY FOR REHARGEABLE BATTERIES"

yes it does say that but i've read several posts where several people have accidently thrown away the yellow holder.

 

[N467RX]

That's why I don't charge them in the scanner.

 

[weirdal]

That's why I don't charge them in the scanner.

Because you have a defective scanner like he does?

 

[N467RX]

Because you have a defective scanner like he does?

Because I prefer to have the doubt instead of testing it. Besides, I go handheld very often, so I prefer to have it ready for taking it.

 

[weirdal]

Because I prefer to have the doubt instead of testing it. Besides, I go handheld very often, so I prefer to have it ready for taking it.

Wait a second, I don't get that second part. Doesn't the pro-97 act as a charger when you plug it in with rechargeable batteries in it? If so, what would be the advantage to using a seperate charger over the internal charger (besides this specific problem)? And how would this affect the portability of it at all?

 

[N467RX]

Wait a second, I don't get that second part. Doesn't the pro-97 act as a charger when you plug it in with rechargeable batteries in it? If so, what would be the advantage to using a seperate charger over the internal charger (besides this specific problem)? And how would this affect the portability of it at all?

I need to plug it out and then leave, sometimes if I have to rush to something O just grab it and leave.

And my external charger charges in 15-30 mins.

 

[dwh367]

well i put the scanner on the charger at 1130pm last nite friday to charge the batteries, to wake up at 1am too the buzzing sound of the talk group control channel, for some reason it got switched from motorola to code search, any way i got up to turn it off and when ipick the scanner up it was hot i mean hot, back cover and rechargable yellow pack was melting.. it was ony on for an hour and a half and the first time plugged in since we bought it thursday morning... is the scanner defective do you think, i'm just glad i got up or there may have been no house anymore.... i'm gonna take scaner back to radio shack, see if they will exchange it....


Tommy

What was the voltage rating on the charger you were using and how many milliamps was it?