I haven't used Nickel Cadmium batteries in a long time. I now use nimh
batteries with good results.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: Millenium QSYER
> Yes, they do, but although you can recharge them, the life for a discharge
> cycle is considerably shorter on a rechargeable battery than on the
> typical
> 9 volt alkaline battery, and the shelf life is substantially shorter. If
> you occasionally use your radio, you might find that the shelf life itself
> kills the battery before you would kill it on a comparable alkaline
> battery. Consider that a Nickel Cadmium battery loses much of its charge
> in a 4 to 5 week period just sitting there doing nothing.
>
> I still maintain that the original 9 volt alkaline can do the job
> reasonably well, if you just make some provision for shutting it off when
> you aren't using it.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 10:10 AM 12/2/2008 -0800, you wrote:
>>Don't they have rechargeable 9 volt batteries?
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:42 AM
>>Subject: Re: Millenium QSYER
>>
>>
>> > It uses a 9 volt battery if no one has answered this question yet.
>> >
>> > Phil.
>> > K0NX
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:26 AM
>> > Subject: Re: Millenium QSYER
>> >
>> >
>> >> What type of batteries does it use? Why not use rechargeable
>> >> batteries.
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Fred Adams" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 1:49 PM
>> >> Subject: Millenium QSYER
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > i have two of the millenium QSYER's and both of them really use up
>> >> > the
>> >> > batteries. Abattery for either one of them last for about four to
>> >> > five
>> >> > weeks at most and this is pretty expensive. I wonder if I am doing
>> >> > something wrong because I thought the batteries were supposed to
>> >> > last
>> >> > about
>> >> > a year. I have heard that there is a way to run them off the back
>> >> > of
>> > the
>> >> > radio. If anyone knows how to do this could you tell me how it is
>> >> > done
>> >> > as
>> >> > simplly as possible. If I am doing something wrong now and if
>> >> > anyone
>> > has
>> >> > some suggestions, I sure would appreciate hearing from you. I ran
>> >> > the
>> > old
>> >> > stone mountain QSYER's off the back of the radio and I would like to
>> > know
>> >> > if I can do it with the millenium QSYER and if so, how. I would
>> > appreciate
>> >> > any info or suggestions on this.
>> >> >
>> >> > Best Wishes,
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > FRED C. ADAMS W4HC
>> >> > SOW TO THE WIND
>> >> > AND REAP THE WHIRLWIND!!
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
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> Louis Kim Kline
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