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Jedi charging while turned on

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Jay911

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You won't harm the battery or radio by charging it while powered up. It'll just take a little longer to charge.

Transmitting while the radio is in the charger will invoke Bad Things(tm), though.
 

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TX While Charging Jedi Portable . . .

I frequently leave my HT1000, MTS2000 and MTX9000 portables on when charging. But as Jay911 stated, I too would definitely warn against tx'ing while in charge mode when using a desktop slow or rapid charger.

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Colin9690

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Okay thanks for the replies gentlemen. A bit off topic, but how long should a brand new NiCad battery last? When I got my radio it came with a battery that only lasts about 3 hours even when I barely transmit.
 
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