There is a company in the UK which will make a battery pack for you,
probably for less than the cost of nicads (and use NiMH if you want, which
has to be better!) email http://www.axessinternational.com/ContactUs.asp or
check their website.
1000mAh Icom battery packs are very reasonable from them.


"Steve Leonard" wrote in message
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On Mar 22, 6:51 pm, Pete Brown wrote:
wrote:
I have an old TPX 720 handheld radio. It was sitting for 20 + years
and the rechargable batteries were shot. They are 1.2 v nicads, 10 of
them. Before I go out and buy more, does anyone know if I can just
put regular aa cells in it to see if it works? The nicads are 12
volts total, and the dry cells would be 15. I don't want to fry the
radio.

Thanks

Kurt

Another option would be to hook up 8 of the 1.5 volt dry cells (I know
Radio Shack makes an 8 cell holder), and make a little adapter to go
from that pack to the radio wire harness.

I have two Terra's that are in about the same condition. The previous
owner seemed to think that the radios should be left on charge all the
time so they would be "ready when you needed them." Needless to say,
those NiCads are dead to the world now.

Steve