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ff_emt121

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Which is a better battery, a 7.2 Nickel metal hydride battery or 7.5 Nickel metal hydride battery?

For a motorola ht1250
 

conve36

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I am pretty sure that radio takes a 7.2v battery. And the voltage doesnt make a battery better than another battery, a device technically only uses a certain voltage battery. Now "mah" or "mili-amp hours" is what you want to look for. A 7.2v 1400mah battery will not last as long on a single charge as a 7.2v 2000mah battery.
 

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There is no real difference when it comes to voltage. Going from 7.2 to 7.5 means nothing. What you are looking for in a longer battery life is the current rating. If a standard OEM battery for a given radio is 1500 milliampere/Hour and there are batteries available (all over the web) then go with one which is of higher current rating.
 
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NiMH batteries have a nominal cell voltage of 1.2v.
So the batteries are 7.2v
The one labeled 7.5 is nothing more than a marketing trick.
 

mrweather

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Then I guess Motorola has been engaged in marketing trickery because all the handheld batteries I've had were labeled "7.5V" both NiCd and NiMH.
 
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