?

It works perfectly, providing about 750 discharge/charge cycles for us. Even my Motorola drop-in chargers need to be inserted properly to charge ... It is a great value of a radio, and with this intelligent charger now included at no added charge (pun intended), it's a wonderful rig.

?

The charging cradle is not very good. It will show
charging for a brief time when it is in fact not seated
well. Just have to figgle with it until it gets in the
cradle well, and then doublecheck it a few minutes later.

Kerby
N8FLK

I have had that issue in a couple of cases. 1. Did not
get the radio in the slots properly lined up (its a tight
fit). 2. Went through the motions of charging, but got no
charge - unplugged the charger - and went through the
charge process again. It took 2nd time.


John C
K7CJD

On Oct 11, 2016, at 6:41 PM, tip7220@...
[FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

I think I may have a problem with the charging cradle
for the HT.

I placed my FT-60 into the charger cradle to bring it
back up to full charge. The yellow/green/orange light
will not come on during or after the charge.
Furthermore,

it appears that the voltage level did not rise after an
overnight (8 hour) charge.

Anyone else have that problem?



de Tip Klamberg, N9MVX


Mascoutah, IL

?

?

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?

+++++

Jerry, NV7GS

+++++

Live simple, love well, and take time to smell the flowers along the way. ~ Mark Twain

On Oct 13, 2016, at 10:18, jhhorwitz@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

?

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

?

I think I may have a problem with the charging cradle for the HT.

I placed my FT-60 into the charger cradle to bring it back up to full charge. ?The yellow/green/orange light will not come on during or after the charge. ?Furthermore,

it appears that the voltage level did not rise after an overnight ?(8 hour) charge.

Anyone else have that problem?

de Tip Klamberg, N9MVX

Mascoutah, IL

On Oct 12, 2016, at 07:03, Darren Bowden silverpigeon@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

There are grooves on each side of the battery at the bottom that slide onto the charger. ?

On Oct 11, 2016, at 8:41 PM,?tip7220@...?[FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

?

I think I may have a problem with the charging cradle for the HT.

I placed my FT-60 into the charger cradle to bring it back up to full charge. ?The yellow/green/orange light will not come on during or after the charge. ?Furthermore,

it appears that the voltage level did not rise after an overnight ?(8 hour) charge.

Anyone else have that problem?

de Tip Klamberg, N9MVX

Mascoutah, IL

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?

+++++

Jerry, NV7GS

+++++


Live simple, love well, and take time to smell the flowers along the
way. ~ Mark Twain



On Oct 13, 2016, at 10:18, jhhorwitz@...
<mailto:jhhorwitz@...> [FT-60] <FT-60@...
<mailto:FT-60@...>> wrote:

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

?

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

Sorry Jim – K5JG … they used to be affiliated in the past.



Check some history.





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73,

Nolan Kienitz KI5IO

SKCC - 9532C

NAQCC - 6230

FISTS - 14948

One thought I do have is that NiMH batteries are a bit "old school"
compared to Li-Ion. How are you experiences with them? Do they hold a
charge well or to they degrade noticeably after a year or two?

Got Vertex batteries (part of Yaesu)