FT-60 standard packs and those from batteries America for the FT-60 are NOT lithium On Apr 2, 2015 9:39 AM, "Jeffrey Carson via BVARC" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know you mentioned this is for nickel based packs, but just be aware > this process can damage lithium powered HT's and shorten their cycle life. > You never want to fully discharge a lithium battery or leave it 100% topped > off. > > I googled and found a good article on lithium packs. (do they even sell > nimh/cd powered HT's anymore?) > Five tips for extending lithium-ion battery life > <http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-tips-for-extending-lithium-ion-battery-life/> > > > [image: image] > <http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-tips-for-extending-lithium-ion-battery-life/> > > > > > > Five tips for extending lithium-ion battery life > <http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-tips-for-extending-lithium-ion-battery-life/> > There's lots of press about how to conserve battery power, but not much > about how to take care of your batteries. Here are a few things you can do > to increase batte... > View on www.techrepublic.com > <http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-tips-for-extending-lithium-ion-battery-life/> > Preview by Yahoo > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bill Crowell via BVARC <[email protected]> > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 2, 2015 7:58 AM > *Subject:* [BVARC] Time to service your HT batteries > > All, > > It’s that time again. Thunderstorm and hurricane season. Time to make sure > your HT battery packs are ready for duty. > > Here’s the N4HPG official recommended method: > 1. Leave the HT on until the battery dies and the HT shuts off. > 2. Place battery into charger - preferably an intelligent charger. > 3. Shampoo - lather rinse repeat for each battery pack. (You do have > spares don’t you?) > > When buying battery packs, put a date on them. I use a Ptouch label. Most > of mine were bought at the Shelby NC Hamfest in 2011 so it’s about time to > start replacing them. > > When we are all partially recharging even the NiMH packs, they don’t > always get the full tank. This method is mandatory for ALL charging of > NiCAD packs. > > 73 > > Bill > N4HPG > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > >
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