On Mon, 16 Aug 2010, Aristotle Zoulas wrote: > Hello , I know this is not a "Repeater Building" questions but most of > us either have or had Saber radios's. What is the best source of > replacement batteries. I bought a 2700 mah battery from ebay and its > way too tight, only goes on 2/3 of the way. If I forced it, I would > definitely break the radio. Also, even though it was 2700 mah , it was > half the weight of the original dead motorola battery. Thanks > Aristotle Zoulas, KC2GBS
Try taking the base plate of the radio off and putting it back on, if you have the spanner to unscrew it. You may find out there's a hairline crack in the plate, or that the terminals are sitting higher than they should be for that battery. As with a lot of aftermarket gear, there will be significant variations in workmanship and fit. I don't know what to make of the weight issue. I've never put the NiMH battery or the NiCD battery on a postal scale. I'll try to remember to try that out. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
