BCD436HP/BCD536HP: Charging on the BCD436HP

[KE0GXN]

Still, maybe I will contact them.

After all, Uniden is fixing them out of warranty...

Yeah, but Maha didn't fix his, they sent the dude a whole brand new charger....good luck getting Uniden to ever do that.

 

[KE0GXN]

I totally agree... I personally... don't care what somebody else does... It's there radio and there battery's...
Ya know...

But people ask why not... They just don't want to hear it...

Yep...their stuff, so in the end their dime.


I actually find it interesting to charge batteries in a charger like the C9000.....maybe I have no life.

 

[RandyKuff]

That's why mine is in a different room... Ya have a tendency to watch it do it's thing.
Don't know if it has a name... I'll just call it "C9000 syndrome".

 

[Voyager]

BCOD (Battery Charger Obsession Disorder)

 

[SCPD]

That's all fine and dandy Randy (hehe), but ignoring voltage readings completely, HOW LONG SHOULD I SET THE CHARGE TIME for on my 436HP using the USB jack on the side of the scanner.....again, while not looking at the voltage displayed?

Paul

You shouldn't ... but your call. I would not threaten to melt a $500+ scanner when you can fix the problem of in scanner charging with a $70 charger.

Sure there are much cheaper chargers .. and such, but a charger like the C9000 will do your batteries in about 2.5 hours and you will know they are properly charged.

Just look at the top of this thread for the thread with the pics of the melted scanner. That says enough as to why .. it is a bad idea to charge in your scanner.

 

[Voyager]

It's human nature to think that nothing bad will ever happen to one's self.

... then it does...

 

[KE0GXN]

Yep....I have come across many who thought..."It will never happen to me." Yet of course, there they are and it happened...

 

[KE0GXN]

Still, maybe I will contact them.

You ever follow through? Is Santa mailing you a new charger?

 

[MStep]

Rule of thumb for all those who will find the 436 "under the tree" this Christmas:
Internal charger= BAD /// External charger= GOOD

 

[Voyager]

You ever follow through? Is Santa mailing you a new charger?

Not yet. Next week I hope. (as in I didn't have a chance to call them yet)

But thanks for the reminder.

 

[KE0GXN]

Not yet. Next week I hope. (as in I didn't have a chance to call them yet)

But thanks for the reminder.

Its no guarantee, but its worth a shot. Good luck and Merry Christmas!

 

[ol-redneck]

Most of the folks here on the forums charge their batteries with external chargers, rather than charging them in the radio. Yes, it is a bit of a hassle to have to swap out batteries every day or so, but there seems to be a discomfort level about charging the batteries in the radio (obviously even with the radio having to be off) because there is a fear that the 436 does not incorporate safeguards in the event on an overcharge.

Panasonic makes some very good chargers that can charge an odd number of batteries (you don't have to charge in pairs), so that I can charge 3 batteries at a time. According the Panasonic, there are 9 safeguards to prevent what in effect would be a "meltdown"--- those safeguards are not incorporated in the 436. I would only charge batteries in the 436 as a very last resort.

That seems like a plan! Fujitsu Smart Cut-Off Advance Individual AA/AAA Ni-MH Battery 4-hour Quick Charger Kit with 4-Pack AA 1900mAh Rechargeable Batteries-Newegg.com

 

[ljcook8]

The original batteries were 2300 mAh - I would stick with that rating or higher.

 

[enosjones]

You shouldn't ... but your call. I would not threaten to melt a $500+ scanner when you can fix the problem of in scanner charging with a $70 charger.

Sure there are much cheaper chargers .. and such, but a charger like the C9000 will do your batteries in about 2.5 hours and you will know they are properly charged.

Just look at the top of this thread for the thread with the pics of the melted scanner. That says enough as to why .. it is a bad idea to charge in your scanner.

I've never had a problem.


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