VHF battery rebuilds
 

I just got my HX350S battery back from primecell. I really like the
handheld, even if it's a bit heavy.

They replaced the NiCd with a NiHh and claim that the battery life will be
double or more. Anyone seen this or have experience with rebuilds? It sure
was a lot cheaper than replacing the whole handheld.

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VHF battery rebuilds
 

"Vito" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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I just got my HX350S battery back from primecell. I really like the
handheld, even if it's a bit heavy.

They replaced the NiCd with a NiHh and claim that the battery life will
be double or more. Anyone seen this or have experience with rebuilds? It
sure was a lot cheaper than replacing the whole handheld.

On Ham Radios, NiHh has been outperforming the old NiCd for some years
because it has far less tendency to gain a "memory". A NiCd that
originally has 1000Ah capacity (for example) will quickly drop to half
that if only half discharged before being recharged.



Hey Vito... you're right, and I've noticed that with other devices. This
particular VHF battery (the original) was fairly incredible (perhaps it was
the radio itself). It never seemed to die. Then, suddenly it wouldn't hold a
charge.

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"j" ganz @@
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