Thanks Tom,

In reading the manual, it implies that leaving the battery on charge after it is fully charged will shorten the life of the battery.  With all the protection circuits
around these days, that does sound a bit strange, and your experience makes much better sense to me.

Don W6SMB

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 21:30:21 -0400, Tom Behler wrote:

    Actually, I think the supplied wall charger shuts down once the radio is
fully charged. I know if I keep mine plugged in without using it for, say 12
hours, the battery is fully charged and the rig itself is cool.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 12:39 AM
Subject: Re: thf6a temperature while charging


> Thanks,

> That's probably one reason why the manual says to disconnect the charger
once the radio has a full charge.

> Don W6SMB

> On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 00:00:57 -0400, Dave Marthouse wrote:

> Hi Don,

> I was surprised when I originally bought my TH-F6A and noticed this same
> affect.  Don't worry about it.  It is normal.  I've had the radio since
> October of 2001 and it has given me great service.

> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 11:16 PM
> Subject: thf6a temperature while charging


> > I've had several handhelds over the years and they all get slightly warm
> while charging, but it seems the thf6a gets a bit warmer than most.  Not
> really hot, but
> > definitely warm.  I'm assuming this is normal. Right?

> > Don W6smb