Saber Short Battery

NSPD · Post by **NSPD** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:30 pm

Anyone have any current prices of aftermarket Saber short batteries? The very short ones that are about as wide as the lower part of the radio itself...

I have an Astro Saber that is overly huge with the full-size battery and wideband antenna. I want to get a short battery and visar antenna for it.

Thanks!

mikegilbert · Post by **mikegilbert** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:19 pm

I know wireless pacific has a volume discount on their super-small saber battery: http://www.pwcau.com/pdfs/lowres/Battery_lr.pdf

Wireless Pacific has announced a $59 Xmas Special on its super small (2") Saber 1900mA Li-ion batteries. Designed to shrink those “ultra-long” Astro Saber radios to just 7 inches and reduce weight by 35%. Now that's sure to cause some seasons greetings!
http://www.wirelesspac.com
(852) 2872-0699

They're $59 in quantities >10

Maybe a group buy?

-Mike

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:03 pm

mikegilbert wrote:I know wireless pacific has a volume discount on their super-small saber battery: http://www.pwcau.com/pdfs/lowres/Battery_lr.pdf

Wireless Pacific has announced a $59 Xmas Special on its super small (2") Saber 1900mA Li-ion batteries. Designed to shrink those “ultra-long” Astro Saber radios to just 7 inches and reduce weight by 35%. Now that's sure to cause some seasons greetings!
http://www.wirelesspac.com
(852) 2872-0699

They're $59 in quantities >10

Maybe a group buy?

-Mike

*sigh* I called that company up a while back in regard to the advertisment in MRT and came to find out that the shipping was hellatious and they wanted me to buy a pallet-load. I said "screw that" and that was the end of it.

I later found what I wanted from a taiwan vendor via this board, he got me pretty much the same thing and I think about the same price but I just bought 2 pieces.

-Josh

CTAMontrose · Post by **CTAMontrose** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:19 am

Josh wrote:
mikegilbert wrote:I know wireless pacific has a volume discount on their super-small saber battery: http://www.pwcau.com/pdfs/lowres/Battery_lr.pdf

Wireless Pacific has announced a $59 Xmas Special on its super small (2") Saber 1900mA Li-ion batteries. Designed to shrink those “ultra-long” Astro Saber radios to just 7 inches and reduce weight by 35%. Now that's sure to cause some seasons greetings!
http://www.wirelesspac.com
(852) 2872-0699

They're $59 in quantities >10

Maybe a group buy?

-Mike
*sigh* I called that company up a while back in regard to the advertisment in MRT and came to find out that the shipping was hellatious and they wanted me to buy a pallet-load. I said "screw that" and that was the end of it.

I later found what I wanted from a taiwan vendor via this board, he got me pretty much the same thing and I think about the same price but I just bought 2 pieces.

-Josh

Josh who was the vendor that had them on here?

Post by **batdude** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:29 pm

just a FYI guys.

i got a report from a fairly knowledgable guy that these batts from wireless pacific are CRAP.

you can't buy them "direct" - they send you to some kind of sales rep...

he had ordered 20, had to pay about $100 in shipping - *AND* 4 of them were completely dead shorted right out of the box.... performance so far has been mediocre at best.

this coupled with one of the worst attempt at having a "sales" department - *EVER* - they truly SUCK both in product - and service.

stay away.

i'll take a trusty NTN4595 - or - if cost is no object - NTN8818 - the factory LION saber battery.

woof

doug

fogster · Post by **fogster** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:53 pm

batdude wrote:i got a report from a fairly knowledgable guy that these batts from wireless pacific are CRAP.

That's too bad. I liked the idea of a 2" battery with capacity almost equal to the full-size one. An ASTRO Saber is big even without a battery.

Maybe someone else will follow in their footsteps and make a similar product?

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