Hi
So many people seem to have done the green wire mod and used the dry
cell
carrier to hold NiMH cells and not mentioned any problems that I was
surprised to end up abandoning the attempt. The carrier, filled with
batteries, is too tight a fit to go in my FT-817.
I had exactly the same problem - I thought my cells were large ones -
but they fit everything else. I have not tried Duracells - to
expensive in the UK, but I wonder if they will go in.
Pity I didn't discover this until after I removed the
green wire.
I'm glad I tried before cutting any wires!
Incidentally I discovered that with the pack going in the way that
looks
intuitive to me, ie with the batteries visible, there is a fair
chance that
the edge of the battery cover aperture, which has quite a sharp
edge, could
cut into the batteries and cause a short.
I noticed this as well - I gave up before I did cause a short & blow
something up!
Anyone else had this problem?
73
Graham
G3MFJ
