Hi Mark.
Not necessarily. Try Batteries America. They used to carry a drop in
charger that would handle battery packs for the Icom 2AT, Icom 02AT, and
Radio Shack HTX202 series radios.
Regarding the HTX202 wall charger, I suspect that yours bit the dust
because those will charge NiMH batteries, but you have to lengthen the
charge time out to about 30 hours for 1600 mAH batteries. Remember that
the stock pack was only 450 mAH. If you've only been charging them for 10
hours, it's probably that you've been just way under charging the
batteries. Also, with NIMH batteries, don't be afraid to top off the
battery after using the radio for a couple of hours--that is what they are
made for. They are very different from standard Nickel Cadmium batteries
in that regard.
I would try Batteries America, though. I suspect that they have a battery
charger that is actually set up to handle NiMH batteries.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 10:56 AM 7/28/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi
> The radio is the HTX 202. It is a good solid radio. I like it. I would
>like to find a drop in charger but I am guessing they are harder to find
>then hens teeth.
>
>God bless,
>Mark
>God loves you!
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>http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:20 PM
>Subject: Re: recharging batteries?
>
>
> > My question would be what battery for which radio? Perhaps somebody makes
> > a charger specifically for charging NiMH specifically for that radio.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > At 10:04 PM 7/27/2007 -0400, you wrote:
> >>Is the wallwart rated for the job? or better yet, is it working right if
> >>it
> >>is? how many won't charge very well? I suppose you could have got bad
> >>cells
> >>too.
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 10:00 PM
> >>Subject: recharging batteries?
> >>
> >>
> >> > HI
> >> > I had a couple of battery packs for my hand held rebuilt and up
> >> > graded
> >> > them to the NIMH cells. I bought a wall wart power supply to charge
> >> > them.
> >> > Unfortunately the best I can get is about a three second charge. I
> >> > should
> >> > be
> >> > able to do better than this on a 1600 MA battery. How do I go about
> >> > putting
> >> > the juice back in the battery?
> >> >
> >> > God bless,
> >> > Mark
> >> > God loves you!
> >> > My ham radio lists.
> >> > http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
> >> > http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list
> >> > My personal website
> >> > http://funhamradio.bloki.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> > Louis Kim Kline
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