TRI Harris PRC-152 - Genuine Harris Battery and TRI "top" charger?

[g8tzl2004]

I have acquired a "replica" Triumph TRI Harris PRC-152.

The unit looks new but came with no battery although the box contained 3 "top" battery charger interfaces - 2 with some kind of bar graph display and a USB socket and 1 with no bar graph display. The original box also contained a switch mode power supply and antenna. I think the replica TRI PRC-152 was part of a silent key sale and no doubt the battery is in the bottom of some box and lost forever??

I understand that the replica TRI PRC-152 will work with a genuine Harris PRC-152 battery. New old stock real Harris PRC-152 batteries sell for less than a Chinese copy!!

But does anybody know if its possible to charge a genuine Harris PRC-152 battery using a TRI "top" battery charger interface unit?

I mainly collect Motorola (and Harris) commercial radios and tend to avoid the cheap Chinese stuff. I know the TRI PRC-152 is a "Baofeng" inside...but the aluminium case is very well built...almost like they have used surplus real PRC-152 cases??

Thanks

 

[TDR-94]

No They can not be charged with the Chinese charger. The genuine HARRIS batteries interface with the HARRIS chargers using the chip in the batteries.

 

[chanrobi]

I have acquired a "replica" Triumph TRI Harris PRC-152.

The unit looks new but came with no battery although the box contained 3 "top" battery charger interfaces - 2 with some kind of bar graph display and a USB socket and 1 with no bar graph display. The original box also contained a switch mode power supply and antenna. I think the replica TRI PRC-152 was part of a silent key sale and no doubt the battery is in the bottom of some box and lost forever??

I understand that the replica TRI PRC-152 will work with a genuine Harris PRC-152 battery. New old stock real Harris PRC-152 batteries sell for less than a Chinese copy!!

But does anybody know if its possible to charge a genuine Harris PRC-152 battery using a TRI "top" battery charger interface unit?

I mainly collect Motorola (and Harris) commercial radios and tend to avoid the cheap Chinese stuff. I know the TRI PRC-152 is a "Baofeng" inside...but the aluminium case is very well built...almost like they have used surplus real PRC-152 cases??

Thanks

There is a report on another forum of using the Tri top charger with a real harris battery and that it works

 

[chanrobi]

As well the Tri top chargers are specifically listed as compatible with real harris 152 and thales 148 batteries

 

[TDR-94]

The L3HARRIS and THALES batteries use charger contacts at the bottom of the battery. The Chinese batteries don't have bottom contacts and charge from the top connection to the Chinese radio.

 

[TDR-94]

I forgot about the military charging adapter units that do charge the "genuine" THALES and L3HARRIS PRC handheld radio batteries from the top connector. They usually attach to the battery separately or attach between the radios and the battery.

 

[prcguy]

As well the Tri top chargers are specifically listed as compatible with real harris 152 and thales 148 batteries

The top contacts on both the Thales and Harris batteries have a mostly direct connection to the cells and you can charge from the top contacts. However, you may not be going through the cell balancing and charge cut off circuits and its not the best way to charge the battery.

 

[TDR-94]

You would be better off just charging the genuine PRC batteries with their intended chargers than trying to charge them with a 'China-rigged' solution.