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PD985 and PD982 Battery Eliminator

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dazey77

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In response to a thread regarding SFR. People were struggling to find a battery eliminator for the 982/985. Posting as its own thread so its easier to find. I bought the PD7xx battery eliminator from ebay. Was inexpensive and shipped from china I believe. It had a 12v cigarette socket plug on the other end (its now permanantly wired in my van). It was quickly (and roughly) modifed with a dremel (I think) to fit the 985, just a few tabs at the end that need to come off. Been in use for several years. Get the warning about non-authentic battery of course but outside of that it works fine.
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WD6ZJH

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Interesting! Thank you for the find, and for sharing!! I’m also a PD982 owner, and have found that even with the extended battery pack, that this radio is still a battery hog. A battery eliminator would be perfect!!
 
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