most likely based on time,  in other words, when you charge it, it knows the
battery should be good for 13 hours or something like that and though it may
vary, not all that much where as the HT's, if you're just receiving on them
they might last a day or so, but if you transmit a lot high power could be 4
to 6 hours low power more then that, based on how much you use it so you
really can't tell how long those will last, likewise, the HT's some of them
anyway, use a little current for keeping memories and all in tact when
they're shut off so if you let it sit for a while, I know icom works that
way, but have the backup memory battery, but if the lithium ion pack or what
ever it takes is on the radio it uses that instead. So, that won't work with
an HT. My laptop is that way too, it has a lithium Ion battery, and it says
right in the manual that it's primarily based on time so percentage wise it
could be off and other models need to be recalibrated or they'll start to
warn you long before they're ready, my old one did that in fact and that's
why.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brent Harding" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: HT purchase! Wahoo!


> How then, does the Pac Mate even have a percentage scale? I believe it
uses
> a lithium ion battery, and so FS says.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 5:33 PM
> Subject: Re: HT purchase! Wahoo!
>
>
> > The TH-F6A dies the same way when that battery is going, problem is,
> lithium
> > Ion batteries like they have now don't slowly lose voltage over time
like
> > the NiCad's did so it's tough to give a accurate warning, when they go,
> they
> > go hard and fast. That's what I've been told anyway, that's why it's so
> hard
> > to put a real warning in them.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Darrell Shandrow" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 5:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: HT purchase! Wahoo!
> >
> >
> > > Hi John,
> > >
> > > I love my T90!  It does get very hot to the touch when transmitting
for
> > long
> > > periods on high power.  Really, it actually gets almost too hot to
> handle.
> > >
> > > The biggest downfall for the T90 is how it dies.  It first stops
> > > transmitting with any significant power level (suddenly unable to hit
> the
> > > repeater into which you're normally full quieting) and then it dies
hard
> > > with no other warnings...
> > >
> > >
> >
>