Lou:

Do you just use the wooden table on the metal lips of the battery track, or
do you to it on the metal lips on the radio itself as well?  This actually
sounds like a good idea, but I want some additional clarification before I
actually try it.

Thanks to you and everyone on the list for your suggestions.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: problem with loose alkaline battery pack on Radio Shack HTX202


> Hi.
>
> I wish I could find one.  The problem is that the metal lips on the
battery
> tend to spread over time, and the batteries become loose and start making
> intermittent contact.  I think that this rail format was kind of a
> troublesome design as I have not had trouble of this type with batteries
> for my other radios that were made by other manufacturers.  What I have
> tried  to do is use a edge of a wooden table or other non-conductive
> surface to press the lip back in slightly.  It is the only thing I have
> come up with.  I don't want to use any kind of tool that could put a
dimple
> in the track because that will make the situation much worse.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
> At 01:03 PM 8/7/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >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
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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