John and all:

I tried Lou's idea about using the edge of a table, and it seems to have
worked.  I was just careful not to push too hard on the track.  John's idea
of a screw driver also crossed my mind, but the edge of the desk seemed
safer.

Talk about high-tech solutions, eh?

Thanks guys for your continued help.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: problem with loose alkaline battery pack on Radio Shack HTX202


> I actually don't remember what I used, I think a screw driver or
something,
> main thing is to be careful of the positive contact but that's easy to
miss
> if you're being careful, I just carefully pushed on the track on the
> battery, all the way around, I might have banged it on the corner of my
desk
> too at first now that I think about it, they're not that easy to bend so
you
> shouldn't go too far as long as you just do it little by little, don't use
> real hard force,  that was a while ago, I know I used a screw driver for a
> lot of it but I believe I started with the corner of my desk.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 8:21 PM
> Subject: Re: problem with loose alkaline battery pack on Radio Shack
HTX202
>
>
> >     John:
> >
> > Can you tell me exactly how you tightened up the tracks, and what you
used
> > to do so?
> >
> > Thanks, and best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 1:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: problem with loose alkaline battery pack on Radio Shack
> HTX202
> >
> >
> > > I had that problem once,  I just did tighten up the tracks,  be gentle
> so
> > > you don't go too far, and just do it little by little, even if you
think
> > > they didn't tighten up, they probably did a little, better to not go
> > enough
> > > and try it and have to go farther then to go too far and get in
trouble
> > that
> > > way, but I did it and it worked alright for me, I think I did tell
some
> > one
> > > else this about a year ago and it worked for them as well but I forget
> who
> > > it was.  BTW, if anyone wants an HTX-202, I know some one who has 2 of
> > them
> > > with spare batteries, very low hours, they have to go as a package but
> let
> > > me know with in the next couple days if anyone wants them and I'll
send
> > you
> > > the add, I'm going away Saturday though for 2 weeks so I cant'
guaranty
> > > anything after Wednesday if you ask then though those that know me
know
> > I'll
> > > do my best.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 1:03 PM
> > > Subject: problem with loose alkaline battery pack on Radio Shack
HTX202
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi, all.
> > > >
> > > > I think this issue may have come up before, but I can't seem to find
> the
> > > > discussion of it in my records.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have a good solution for tightening a loose-fitting
> alkaline
> > > > battery pack on the Radio Shack HTX202?  One of my battery packs has
> > > become
> > > > quite loose on the radio, and as a result, doesn't make good
> electrical
> > > > contact with the HT.  I don't want to mess too much with the battery
> > pack
> > > > tracks on either the radio or the alkaline pack itself until I can
get
> > > some
> > > > advice from someone who already has experienced this problem.  I
guess
> > I'm
> > > > asking for a relatively "fool proof" way  to tighten things back up.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, and best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> > > >
> >