APX "Wrong Battery"

[Rook15]

Hello,

Recently we have been upgrading all of our radios to the newest R36 firmware, some customers are reporting that they are now getting wrong battery messages on their radios. Some are from them using generic third party batteries, however some of them are still from actual Motorola batteries. Does anybody know what causes this message or know how to tell whether a battery is compatible or not? We were under the impression that "PMNN" batteries would work for 6/8000 and "NNTN" batteries would work for 7000s.

 

[AM909]

Are you sure they are actual Motorola batteries? We've seen fakes come from somewhat legitimate sources like an old, well-known tool retailer.
This thread had some interesting stuff: APX - APX8000H vs APX8000

 

[Rook15]

Are you sure they are actual Motorola batteries? We've seen fakes come from somewhat legitimate sources like an old, well-known tool retailer.
This thread had some interesting stuff: APX - APX8000H vs APX80

As far as we know, they all have been purchased from the local Motorola sales rep. I appreciate the link you added, had a lot of good info that gave us some answers for some of the batteries.

 

[jeepsandradios]

Are they XE/H or standard APX