I'm sorry. I've got so many of these--of several different models--that I
can't pull up just where I saw that info. I checked to be sure, because I
have NiCds I could be using. Nimh's work great, and alkaline usage is
acceptable...unless I have a crew of 11 guys all trying to keep in touch.
Then I go through a case of them in a week or so.

I'm sure I saw this info somewhere...it may have been one particular model.
The 280 manual (only one which I was able to put my hands on easily) doesn't
mention NiCd's at all...just rechargeable alk's. We've got 280's, 250's,
6220's, FR-60's--among others.

jak

"Dave Martindale" wrote in message
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"jakdedert" writes:
All the Motorola FRS radios (that I'm familiar with) use three AA cells.
All of their literature states that alkalines or Nimhs *must* be used.
According to Motorola, NiCads are not acceptable.

That's not true of the T6210. In the battery installation section, it
just says "AA batteries" or a special NiMH pack sold by Motorola. It
doesn't specify what kind of AA batteries.

Later in the manual, it describes how you can change the battery meter
voltage thresholds. The two settings are "A" for alkaline and "n" for
"NiMH or NiCad rechargeable". That's a direct quote from the manual.
So it's clearly intended to work with NiCd cells.

The Motorola NiMH pack is somewhat weird - its capacity is only 550 mAH.
I wonder if they use 4 AAA cells in it to get 4.8 V for higher transmit
power (but short battery life). It also has contacts that mate with
charging contacts on the battery compartment cover, which in turn mate
with contacts on the Motorola charger. This ensures that only the
Motorola rechargeable pack can be charged inside the radio.

Dave