Re: Battery Charging issue
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Even though the battery shows 8.4 volts, it could be bad. It also needs to produce the amps needed. ?Similar?to a car battery that goes bad, but still shows 12 volts. If a cell is bad, the battery can read 12 volts, but will not have the "juice" to crank the car engine. ?Since you have 2 radios in this state, try purchasing one new battery (which could always be used as a spare) and see if this resolves the issue.?
Or, use this as an?opportunity?to by the AA dry cell battery?adapter?and use it for the test. ?It is always good to have the dry cell
battery?adapter?for?emergencies?since they are available?everywhere.
Just my 2 cents worth. ? Kevin Wilson - Southern California
MARC - KI6SUJ - 2006 1800 Goldwing; Remember the three R's:
? Respect for self;
? Respect for others;
? Responsibility for all your actions
From: kc9foz
To: FT-60@...
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 5:49 PM
Subject: [FT-60] Battery Charging issue
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I have two FT-60R's and they have not been used in about 6 months. I charged them up overnight and for some reason when I try to transmit on high the radio shuts off and turns back on. I can turn them down to low power and they transmit just fine, however on mid and high they power off and back on. After charging they are showing 8.4 volts when I turn them on. They used to transmit on high all the way down to 7.2 volts.
I have switched batteries between the two of them. Both are approximately 2 years old and were purchased at the same time.
Any ideas?
Tom
KC9FOZ
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