anybody have a need for these

[brasda91]

I have some Motorola HT1000 batteries and a charger that I'd love to pass on to someone. I feel like I have 1 or 2 more somewhere and I offer no guarantee they still charge up. All I ask is you donate a little to cover some of the shipping.

[nokones]

The pictured Motorola labeled battery will be 35 years old this coming June, according to the date code.  I pretty sure that Motorola discontinued selling those batteries for the JEDI Series radios way before the turn of the century in 2000.  Also, the battery charger is the very slow rate overnight single pocket charger and not the rapid rate charger.

[WRYS709]

1 hour ago, brasda91 said:

I have some Motorola HT1000 batteries and a charger that I'd love to pass on to someone. I feel like I have 1 or 2 more somewhere and I offer no guarantee they still charge up. All I ask is you donate a little to cover some of the shipping.

 

Rather than throw mud all over your gracious offer, I applaud your offer to those that can gain useful information from it! 

[brasda91]

4 hours ago, nokones said:

The pictured Motorola labeled battery will be 35 years old this coming June, according to the date code.  I pretty sure that Motorola discontinued selling those batteries for the JEDI Series radios way before the turn of the century in 2000.  Also, the battery charger is the very slow rate overnight single pocket charger and not the rapid rate charger.

Yeah probably. Although the one with the green label isn't that old and I have another one....somewhere.

I hated to trash them if they could be of use to someone. Sounds like they're quite obsolete 

[WSEZ864]

Some of these battery pack assemblies can be rebuilt using new cells. Just getting the housings can be a benefit to the right user.

[WRYS709]

4 hours ago, WSEZ864 said:

Some of these battery pack assemblies can be rebuilt using new cells. Just getting the housings can be a benefit to the right user.

I thought this goes without saying...

[nokones]

Batteries for the JEDI series radios are still widely available in the three battery chemistries, NiCad, NiMH, and Li-Ion, and from the NTN7143 equivalent capacity of 1200 Mah to the Li-Ion capacity of 5500 Mah from numerous sources and at various prices from low as $34.00. Radio holsters will be challenging for fit with the larger battery capacities, so be aware.

If you use a Li-Ion battery with your Motorola or any radio, do not use the Motorola NTN9702 overnight single pocket, NTN1171 rapid rate single pocket, or the NTN1177, NTN1178, and NTN1179 chargers to charge the Li-Ion battery or you will damage the battery or it will catch on fire. You will need to use the WPLN4144 Impress single pocket charger or the WPLN4127 Impress multi-pocket charger or equivalents to safely charge the Li-Ion battery.

If you condition the NiCad and NiMH batteries regularly, you will get multiple years of service beyond the normal two years of service. I get about 3-5 years depending on the quality of the cells used.

You can't condition the Non-Impress Li-Ion batteries. You will get what you get with these batteries. Just use the appropriate Li-Ion battery charger.

[brasda91]

Ok, I'm confused now. First I thought these were not worth giving away now I see comments that make it sound like they could benefit someone. I'll leave this post up for a while. If it gets someone's attention and they want this stuff, great. If not, so be it. I apologize if I should've known whether these batteries are worth anything. I see guys talking about using Motorola's and thought I would give you guys the opportunity to get them before I trash them.  No harm no foul either way.

[SteveShannon]

1 hour ago, brasda91 said:

Ok, I'm confused now. First I thought these were not worth giving away now I see comments that make it sound like they could benefit someone. I'll leave this post up for a while. If it gets someone's attention and they want this stuff, great. If not, so be it. I apologize if I should've known whether these batteries are worth anything. I see guys talking about using Motorola's and thought I would give you guys the opportunity to get them before I trash them.  No harm no foul either way.

Thanks for offering these.  It was the right thing to do in any case.  You definitely don’t owe anyone an apology.

[WRXB215]

@brasda91 Don't take it personal. Some people give good technical information without thinking about how it may come off as a dis to others. I learned a long time ago in the Army to throw out any perceived drama or insult and focus on the actual info being given.

Like Steve said, thanks for the offer.

[brasda91]

2 minutes ago, WRXB215 said:

@brasda91 Don't take it personal. Some people give good technical information without thinking about how it may come off as a dis to others. I learned a long time ago in the Army to throw out any perceived drama or insult and focus on the actual info being given.

Like Steve said, thanks for the offer.

I'd give you a "Thanks" but I've hit my limit for the day on thanking people

[brasda91]

3 minutes ago, brasda91 said:

I'd give you a "Thanks" but I've hit my limit for the day on thanking people

now you're just rubbing it in my face, lol