I've got two Saber I's right now, with one battery. (Obviously, using one radio at a time.) One the newer Saber, the battery fits nice and snug, but on the older one, it wiggles around a lot. It has a solid electrical connection, but even just holding the radio, the battery will move around a bit.
I've spent a while staring at the battery plates, but they look exactly the same to me. It is an aftermarket battery, but it fits one of them fine, so I can't imagine that's the problem. Is there an easy fix, or should I just learn to live with it? (I've taken the battery plate off and put it back on, but this didn't help anything.)
Thanks,
Matt
Loose Saber Battery Connection
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Matt:
Are the two spanner nuts tightened down properly?
If not, the battery plate will feel loose as the spanner nuts that retain the radio must be properly tightened as this action also pulls the plate up to the case.
The two small contact screws do not effect plate retention, only the contacts to the battery.
If you don't have a proper tool to tighten the nuts, simply use a needle nose pliers in those slots and tighten them this way, but use good downward force to prevent slippage and gnawing the nuts.
Are the two spanner nuts tightened down properly?
If not, the battery plate will feel loose as the spanner nuts that retain the radio must be properly tightened as this action also pulls the plate up to the case.
The two small contact screws do not effect plate retention, only the contacts to the battery.
If you don't have a proper tool to tighten the nuts, simply use a needle nose pliers in those slots and tighten them this way, but use good downward force to prevent slippage and gnawing the nuts.
Are the batteries aftermarket or genuine Circle-M?
Many aftermarket batteries are not always tight fits, i have an Alexander battery that also is a bit on the 'loose' side as well.
Aside from tightening the plate, there's little that can be done.
The battery plate is not cracked anywhere is it?
This may also cause a loose fit as well.
Just another thing to look for.....
Many aftermarket batteries are not always tight fits, i have an Alexander battery that also is a bit on the 'loose' side as well.
Aside from tightening the plate, there's little that can be done.
The battery plate is not cracked anywhere is it?
This may also cause a loose fit as well.
Just another thing to look for.....
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thebigphish
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it sounds like what we had with our portables...the aftermarket batteries were injection molded in a rather sloppy manner, and the grooves that held the battery to the radio were about a gnat's ass off the plastic guides. That's what happened when we went with cost-effective, rather than true to life. They matched up just fine, and held on to the radio plates, but they were just a sloppy fit...lots of play in them.
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Tom in D.C.
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Saber battery connections...
Better to have it too loose than too tight. Whenever I have to
slam the battery against the table edge to loosen it I'm afraid
I'll break something. Hasn't happened yet but someday it
could. Good thing the Sabers were built as tough as they were.
Aftermarket batteries are notorious for having a poor fit to the
radio's slides, though some fit as well as a Motorola battery, I've
found.
slam the battery against the table edge to loosen it I'm afraid
I'll break something. Hasn't happened yet but someday it
could. Good thing the Sabers were built as tough as they were.
Aftermarket batteries are notorious for having a poor fit to the
radio's slides, though some fit as well as a Motorola battery, I've
found.
Tom in D.C.
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The battery plate can get warped or bent from too tight of a battery or physical force. There is a lot of tourque on the plate transfered from the battery comming up against the car seat, ect. The plate is just a casting.
Same applies to the Genniss series radios, HT600, ect;.
You may swap plates on the two radios and see if the loose battery problem follows the plate.
Same applies to the Genniss series radios, HT600, ect;.
You may swap plates on the two radios and see if the loose battery problem follows the plate.