I have the same radio...bought if back in the day when it was the coolest thing out there....(and oh so compact!)

I used this as a sort of panel mount radio in two homebuilt airplanes...It's cool that you can plug in a standard aviation headset...no tiny special plugs or adapters...

I've purchased new 10 pack AA holders on the internet...


I also have a 10 battery charger for AA nickle metal hydride batteries...

Years past I ordered 10 pcs Ni cad with solder tabs and soldered up a pack.

Now I have to take the cells out of the radio to charge...since the charging jack crapped out years ago...but I still use this radio from time to time..


Cookie


On Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 7:32:40 PM UTC-4, 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