hi i have a xts2500i model 1.5 and debating which battery to use. Nimh vs lithium ion. im in south Carolina where when its cold its freezing and where its hot its really hot. i also rarely use the radio to fully discharge the battery. i have only fully discharged the battery one or two times. i heard this affects NIMH batteries.
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Both types of batteries have been used in places that have considerably more extreme temperatures than South Carolina, and they both work just fine.
You get much more bang for your buck with Li-ion. Not only do they offer greater capacity within the same size shell, but they are almost always lighter than NiMH. I have the Li-ion slim battery (3000 mAh) for my XTS 5000, which is noticeably thinner and lighter than the standard sized NiMH (1800 mAh), and has 66% more capacity. I've had that thing outside in 10 degree winter and 95 degree summer days...no issues at all (same with my APX Li-ion batteries).
You get much more bang for your buck with Li-ion. Not only do they offer greater capacity within the same size shell, but they are almost always lighter than NiMH. I have the Li-ion slim battery (3000 mAh) for my XTS 5000, which is noticeably thinner and lighter than the standard sized NiMH (1800 mAh), and has 66% more capacity. I've had that thing outside in 10 degree winter and 95 degree summer days...no issues at all (same with my APX Li-ion batteries).
+1 on the previous post and lithium ion batteries. Although, I currently support hundreds of radios (XTS1500/2500) that are using 2300mAH nickel-metal hydride batteries (NTN9857A), also in colder weather than South Carolina, and work just fine. Just let the IMPRES charger condition charge them from time to time, when they go orange when placed into the charger, no matter which battery you go with.
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