I only worked on the battery myself, what else you might do too, make sure
all the screws on the bottom of the radio are good and tight, 1 of my 202's
those screws came lose on me.Battery too.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: problem with loose alkaline battery pack on Radio Shack HTX202


> 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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