Radio Shack Battery Life
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All depends on....
It depends on the Battery type, brand and your average use of the unit itself
Do yourself a favor and buy NI MH
and the AC adapter from c. Shack and of course an external charger....
I did And I have SOO much money...
I have a Pro 97 and a BCD 396T from Uniden
ANd I use NI MH's in both,,,
Forgive me for sounding like tree hugger buuut,
think about the Enviroment:lol:
Oh! andit depend on what you are monitoring as well
ya nknow how busy/active they are trunking, or conventional etc
With the Pro 97 If you are monitoring a Conventional Channel theeen
it goes into battery save mode..
So does tha BCD396T
anyhow
Hope this helps,
Crista
It depends on the Battery type, brand and your average use of the unit itself
Do yourself a favor and buy NI MH
and the AC adapter from c. Shack and of course an external charger....
I did And I have SOO much money...
I have a Pro 97 and a BCD 396T from Uniden
ANd I use NI MH's in both,,,
Forgive me for sounding like tree hugger buuut,
think about the Enviroment:lol:
Oh! andit depend on what you are monitoring as well
ya nknow how busy/active they are trunking, or conventional etc
With the Pro 97 If you are monitoring a Conventional Channel theeen
it goes into battery save mode..
So does tha BCD396T
anyhow
Hope this helps,
Crista
I know I'll get laughed right out of RR for saying this, but for about a year I've been using the Ray-O-Vac "I-C3" (In-Cell Charge Control) 2000 mAh 15-minute rechargeable NiMH batteries, and get a good 8-12 hours out of my Pro-96 and Pro-92, and 6-8 hours from my Pro-83.
http://www.rayovac.com/recharge/batt_15min.htm
http://www.rayovac.com/recharge/char_ps5.htm
To get the 15-minute recharge you have to use both the I-C3 batteries AND the I-C3 charger together. Any other combination and it's the usual 12-16 hour recharging time.
I was real nervous about even trying the things, especially when I saw how warm the batteries get when charging... heat is the enemy of batteries. But a year later all 12 batteries are still taking and holding their charges as effectively as when they were new. The chargers have a built in fan (a tad noisy) which I guess helps a little to keep the batteries cooler. And the charger can be plugged into AC or a car's DC with a standard DC-DC adapter.
After success with the first batteries I then tried the similar Radio Shack versions - http://tinyurl.com/ekzlh and http://tinyurl.com/kfso3 and they work just as well. Interchangeable really, as I've slowly mingled the batteries with no ill effects.
I know some folks have reported problems with these, but my experience has been entirely satisfactory. 15 minutes for a full charge is almost as good as tossing in a set of single-use alkalines, and way cheaper in the long run.
http://www.rayovac.com/recharge/batt_15min.htm
http://www.rayovac.com/recharge/char_ps5.htm
To get the 15-minute recharge you have to use both the I-C3 batteries AND the I-C3 charger together. Any other combination and it's the usual 12-16 hour recharging time.
I was real nervous about even trying the things, especially when I saw how warm the batteries get when charging... heat is the enemy of batteries. But a year later all 12 batteries are still taking and holding their charges as effectively as when they were new. The chargers have a built in fan (a tad noisy) which I guess helps a little to keep the batteries cooler. And the charger can be plugged into AC or a car's DC with a standard DC-DC adapter.
After success with the first batteries I then tried the similar Radio Shack versions - http://tinyurl.com/ekzlh and http://tinyurl.com/kfso3 and they work just as well. Interchangeable really, as I've slowly mingled the batteries with no ill effects.
I know some folks have reported problems with these, but my experience has been entirely satisfactory. 15 minutes for a full charge is almost as good as tossing in a set of single-use alkalines, and way cheaper in the long run.
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