Battery Compatability

Jim1348 · Post by **Jim1348** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:55 am

I still have a VHF HT1000, but I was recently issued an XTS5000 that has an Impress battery. Can I use the Impress battery with the HT1000? Are there fully compatible or is there any reason why they would not work together?

hvfcadmin · Post by **hvfcadmin** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:02 pm

No, The Jedi series (HT,MT,MTS) has a different battery mounting type, Jedi series batteries lock in at the top, XTS series lock in at the bottom. not to mention the battery case is molded differently

However the Impress charger will charge both styles.

Jim1348 · Post by **Jim1348** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:28 pm

Thank you for the reply. If I charge the Jedi battery in an Impress charger will it charge at the same rate as the original charger?

Post by **Grog** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:35 pm

It depends on what charger you had, some Jedi chargers are fast, some are painfully slow. The Impres charger is a fast charger no matter what battery it charges, how long it takes depends on what size (mah) battery it is charging or course.

hvfcadmin · Post by **hvfcadmin** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:32 pm

Correct Grog,

I have a XTS5000R and a few MT2000's and HT1000's, I use my Impress charger to Charge all of them and it works great. the HTs due charge faster on this charger due to them being the older nicad type. Takes about a hour with the 1800mah batteries