Cotre CO01D Battery Replacement

[crowleyd102]

Where can I order a 3.7VDC 103450AR replacement battery for my Cotre CO01D?
Thanks,
N0HMI

 

[dl5abb]

Did you try amazon? Search for 103450AR?

Sven

 

[weyforthr]

Where can I order a 3.7VDC 103450AR replacement battery for my Cotre CO01D?
Thanks,
N0HMI

Not the best DMR HT, but in a pinch, it works quite well with a hot spot.

 

[2IR473]

A BL-5C battery will fit in the Cotre CO01D. You can find them on Amazon with various capacities listed. They are thinner than the provided battery in the CO01D but they fit securely.

 

[crowleyd102]

Did you try amazon? Search for 103450AR?

Sven

Yup....Only the pigtail versions

 

[crowleyd102]

A BL-5C battery will fit in the Cotre CO01D. You can find them on Amazon with various capacities listed. They are thinner than the provided battery in the CO01D but they fit securely.

I'll give them a try. Many Thanks

 

[crowleyd102]

A BL-5C battery will fit in the . You can find them on Amazon with various capacities listed. They are thinner than the provided battery in the CO01D but they fit securely.

The BL-C5 fits the Cotre radio, but it doesn't work in the radio, even when charge it in the Cotre cradle or in the radio. Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[2IR473]

I have three Cotre CO01D radios and use BL-5C batteries in all of them without any issues. I had contacted Cotre regarding purchasing additional 103450AR batteries (the battery it ships with) and they informed me that those batteries were no longer available. That led me to finding the BL-5C as a usable battery for this radio. The BL-5C is used in two different shortwave radios I have, and found they worked in the CO01D.

I am able to charge the BL-5C batteries in the supplied charging cradles, either inside the radio or outside of the radio. Aside from installing the battery backwards so the contacts do not line up, I cannot offer any reason why it is not working for you. Just to cover all bases, I am using these 1020 mAh batteries, but I can’t imagine the capacity would impact the usability in the radio…
BL-5C battery on Amazon

 

[crowleyd102]

I have three Cotre CO01D radios and use BL-5C batteries in all of them without any issues. I had contacted Cotre regarding purchasing additional 103450AR batteries (the battery it ships with) and they informed me that those batteries were no longer available. That led me to finding the BL-5C as a usable battery for this radio. The BL-5C is used in two different shortwave radios I have, and found they worked in the CO01D.

I am able to charge the BL-5C batteries in the supplied charging cradles, either inside the radio or outside of the radio. Aside from installing the battery backwards so the contacts do not line up, I cannot offer any reason why it is not working for you. Just to cover all bases, I am using these 1020 mAh batteries, but I can’t imagine the capacity would impact the usability in the radio…
BL-5C battery on Amazon

Mine are 2200 mAh

 

[crowleyd102]

Both BL-5Cs show 3.9 VDC open open circuit, I'll clean the contacts next

 

[GregOH]

According to the specs of the 103450AR battery at the link below, A NP-120 battery is a compatible model. Maybe Google search NP-120 and see if it's a match.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255799892424327.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt

 

[GregOH]

Not the best DMR HT, but in a pinch, it works quite well with a hot spot.

May depend alot on terrain though. I have a 2W CO04D and at one of the highest elevations in my county, I accessed a DMR repeater 22 miles away with an S5 signal and I talk with people on the same repeater every night when at work which is 7 miles away with an S8 signal.