nx5000 recommended battery ?

[E5911]

I got a NX5300 and need recommendations on a battery. Also your thoughts on some LiON USB batteries I have seen. My use is non pubic safety so I really do not need top of the line, but I am aware that you get what you pay for.

Here is one of the USB types

USB Charging Kenwood Li-Ion 2600mAh Radio Battery- NX5000, NX5200, NX5300, NX5400, VP5230, VP5330, VP5430, VP6230, VP6330, VP6430, KNBL2

P/N: BPUKNBL2: High Quality USB & Cradle Charging Law Enforcement/Tactical Replacement Battery for Kenwood Radio/Walkie NX5000, NX5200, NX5300, NX5400, VP5230, VP5330, VP5430, VP6230, VP6330, VP6430 This ones of a kind battery can be charged in the conventional charging cradle and has a USB port...

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[KK6ZTE]

That is made by Power Products. It works well, I have a couple of those out for more officey-type people who have issues with desktop chargers being available, and I carry one in my backpack for my APX and for my NXs. It's nice to have options, especially when I'm not always at my bench some weeks.

I have had no problems with Power Products batteries in public safety service, we have many out there for radios with discontinued OEM batteries (TK-390) and they work well.

 

[otobmark]

Having NX5000 and VP8000 radios (they use same batteries) which I use for personal and professional purposes, I go through some batteries. I generally like hi-capacity batteries and always use OEM (I learned the hard way) but I have of late been buying Kenwood OEM L-1 batteries (2000mah) because they are cheap. Carrying 2 small batteries instead of 1 large one has not been as much of an issue as I thought. You can buy 10 for $38 on Ebay right now (OEM Kenwood). The L3 are coming down finally (saw 1 for $40). The latest hi-cap replacement for L3 are always over $100. I only buy OEM.