FT 60 battery

[stevolene]

I recently charged my FT60 battery which had been sitting for awhile and gotten very low on voltage, it charged for at least 14 hrs before I placed it back into the radio, upon attempt to power the HT up I got nothing, now this battery was an after-market 2500 mah battery that Ive had for several years, thinking I had burnt it up, or it just went bad I tried the original battery which was at about 6 volts, charged it for 8 hrs, same thing, turned on radio, nothing ... 2 bad batteries? radio worked with previous low voltage battery, any ideas?

 

[W2NJS]

The FT60 automatically reads out the battery voltage when you turn the radio on. So what is it reading when you turn the radio on?

 

[N8IAA]

Sounds like the batteries went south on you. Does the radio turn on with, and show the voltage when using the charger? Do you have a DC adapter to check the radio? If the radio doesn't show the voltage when turning it on, it may be something internal. I have a FT-60 also, with the original battery. I don't turn it on very often, and it's held a charge for over two months now.
HTH,
Larry

 

[KC9AXZ]

MaHa used to make a universal charger with conditioner. This didn't fix dead batteries but it did extend their life some. Some have come back from the dead and go for a little while longer, You might want to check with Batteries America and see if they have the MaHa chargers or at least get pricing on a new battery,

Jon KC9AXZ

 

[W2NJS]

The FT60 battery is used on several Vertex radios and has become a common, almost-dirt-cheap unit on eBay. I would just buy one or two new batteries and be done with it.