YaesuxVX-7 Replacement Battery

[08GMC4X4]

Need some input/advice on these batteries.
FNB-80LI 1500mAh Li-ion Battery For Yaesu VX-7R VX-6R VX-5R Radio

 

[MTS2000des]

ask the seller for the date code, if those are true OEM VS FNB-80's, then they will be stamped on the lower right or left corner of the foil label. Post it here and I'll tell you when it was made.

Lithium Ion batteries lose capacity if they are old, anything older than 18 months means you aren't gonna get the full rated capacity per charge.

 

[MarkWestin]

I would be cautious for the following reasons:

Location. Seller is located in China.
Low cost. $26.52 plus Free shipping vs $69.95 (plus shipping from HRO)
1500mAh. All three of my FNB-80LI packs have a Label rating of 1300 mAh.
"H50D" marking just above the recycle symbol is in black type vs GCA GAA (both stamped into the foil, no color) or HKD (stamped in black)

Most importantly, even though the pack has the "vs" logo at the top left, the bottom line of text is missing "VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. MADE IN JAPAN"

There is no indication of where the pack is made, but a good guess is China.

While these packs may be fine, if you were to have a problem you would be out the price of the pack plus any potential damage to your radio.

Mark

 

[N4KVE]

I would never buy a battery pack w/o being able to "test the fit" first. Over the years I have purchased batteries from Yost/Batteries America in person for my Icom W-32, & have been very pleased with the fit & length of service. [almost 10 years] However, a year ago I needed a battery for a Yaesu FT-50. I went to their booth with the radio, & their battery could barely fit on the radio. I tried 3 different batteries, & none of them would fit w/o much effort. It seems the vendor in China did a poor job of checking the fit on that battery, while the vendor did an excellent job of checking the fit on the W-32 battery. I ended up finding a proper fitting battery from Pro Star who also sells Chinese batteries. The quality between fit, & length of service varies widely between off shore suppliers. I'd take this into consideration before sending money to China. At the worst, buy these Chinese batteries from a US vendor, using a credit card so you can return them should they not fit.

 

[rapidcharger]

Judging by the sellers feedback they have been selling counterfeit goods and I'd be a million dollars this is a counterfeit battery.

 

[w0fg]

I bought two of these, one for my VX-7R, on for my VXA-710. Chinese-made, shipped from California. They both fit and work fine.
Fnb 80LI Battery for Yaesu Vertex VX 5R VX 6R VX 7R | eBay

 

[KD0LWU]

I bought one of these, Fnb 80LI Li ion Battery Pack for Yaesu Vertex VX 7R VX 7RB VXA 700 VXA 710 | eBay supposed to have been US stock, but it had to come from China, I wasn't happy, but the seller gave me $10 back for the mess up. Fits fine and seems, so far at least, to function fine. Even has the rubber gasket around the outer edge for waterproofing.
As near as I can figure, the date code is JO3A?

 

[gewecke]

Anyone ever run across The high capacity G90li ?? They were listed for the vx-5,6 &7 at 2200mah. Ebay had a listing for them at one point, now it's gone.

Thanks,
73,
n9zas

 

[gewecke]

Now I see the ad again for the G90li, for some time it was gone.

2200mAH Battery for Yaesu VX-6R VX-5R VX-7R as FNB80Li [VX-6R VX-5R VX-7R_4966] - $41.99 : Two Way Radios, Buy two way radio from www.two-wayradios.org

Might be a good deal?

73,
n9zas