Thanks to all who have responded here and offline.

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Battery is flakey.? Vendor is replacing it under their one-year warranty.

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Charging unit was purchased from the same vendor as the unit for charging the LI-ION batteries.

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I just keep two charging units on my desk:? One for the original battery that came with the FT-60 and the new one for the LI-ION.

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73,

??????????????? Nolan Kienitz? KI5IO

??????????????? SKCC - 9532C

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