I have a hard time with the size of the NiMH? AA batteries - they
worked on my older FT60 and not the newer. There is a small
difference
in size.?
I liked the old design where with a simple modification you could
charge
the AA's in place.
On 10/13/2016 08:00 PM, Jerry Stein
stein525@... [FT-60] wrote:
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I have 2 trays with Enloop batteries. The clip will not
close with the Enloop batteries in them. Am I the only one
with that problem?
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Jerry,
NV7GS
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Live
simple, love well, and take time to smell the flowers
along the way. ~ Mark Twain
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Actually, many of us are using NiMH batteries we
have bought in AA cell size, the Eneloop brand from
Panasonic (who, apparently, bought the brand from
Sanyo). You would also need the FT-60 battery tray
that holds six cells. It only takes a minute to
remove the tray from the radio, empty it, insert new
batteries, and reinstall the tray but, of course,
you could buy a second tray if changeover time is
critical for your use. These batteries come
precharged and are claimed to hold their charge for
quite a few years when not used.
Costco carries them in sets of AA's plus some AAA's
and a charger at very reasonable prices. I recommend
getting two sets because you then have two 4-cell
chargers (allowing charging a six-pack load all at
once.
I actually have three sets because I also use them
in my camera flash and the third set gives me an
extra charger for my camera bag.
Good luck and 73!
JERRY, N3AA
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