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W2NJS
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The higher voltage won't hurt your radio. There are six cells in a nicad or ni-mh battery pack. Individual cell voltage can vary from 1.2 to about 1.44 volts per cell, so six will give you a reading of 7.2 to about 8.6 volts. Lithium ion cells are basically 3.6 volts and there are two in the usual pack, so you get the same basic 7.2 volts which can be higher depending on state of charge just ilke the other battery types.
yanze
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Thank you for your reply.
I found people selling the KNB-17 batteries with 7.2v and 7.5v.
Will 7.5v battery give me better performance?
W2NJS
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Battery voltages
Please go back and reread what was sent to you in reply to your first message. At any given time your battery voltage will vary between something like 6.8 volts and 8.6 volts, depending on the state of charge of your battery. The exact voltage is immaterial to the power output of the radio, because the radio is probably designed to operate at a regulated 5 volts and this regulation is done inside the radio between the battery's output and power input points on the radio.
The battery seller would do well to state the design center of the battery pack, which is in most cases 7.2 volts DC. Of much more importance, and the thing you should be concerned with, is the current capacity of the battery because that's the thing that will determine how long your battery will operate the radio before the battery needs a recharge.
Please go back and reread what was sent to you in reply to your first message. At any given time your battery voltage will vary between something like 6.8 volts and 8.6 volts, depending on the state of charge of your battery. The exact voltage is immaterial to the power output of the radio, because the radio is probably designed to operate at a regulated 5 volts and this regulation is done inside the radio between the battery's output and power input points on the radio.
The battery seller would do well to state the design center of the battery pack, which is in most cases 7.2 volts DC. Of much more importance, and the thing you should be concerned with, is the current capacity of the battery because that's the thing that will determine how long your battery will operate the radio before the battery needs a recharge.
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