OH…… forgot.
I wire other batteries internally by taking the AA-cell pack and unsoldering the plug and wires, and attaching them to the new battery pack. I bought several AA-packs and cut the wires and plugs off.
DO NOT use the AA-cell pack. It isn’t up to the task. And if you Stuffit with Mi-MH cells, you might get a very unwanted surprise.
If the new battery pack is Li-Po or Li-Fe-Po4, connect the green wire to the + side of the first cell (about 4v). This will inhibit your charger, so you cannot accidently charge the Li-Po inside the radio. That would not be good either.
Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.
El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager.
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From: FT817@... <FT817@...>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 12:33 PM
To: FT817@...
Subject: [FT817] battery pack
hi guys, this is my first post and i know this is going to be a basic question for you guys but until you tell me the answer i dont know, i got the 817 to go out and about with not much weight but the battery life is not great as explained clearly on this site so i want to carry some more power for 8 hours now reading the posts here it seems that lipo power is the answer, now this is my silly question do you cut the output wire plug off ant solder on a jack plug and the put that in the 13v supply? or what, thanks in advance, steve m6ndq
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