Battery Website Recommendation

jc29ems · Post by **jc29ems** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:55 pm

Hello All,
I am looking at ordering some batteries and am looking at some online websites that people recommend on having good quality batteries for motorola radios and a good price. Looking for batteries for P1225 radios. Anyone with recommendations, feel free to post them.

Thanks

Post by **Grog** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:29 pm

From my post here http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... ht=#256212

I had good service from http://www.gotbatteries.com/

I ordered multiplier batteries for my saber, and they work well and we also use them at work on our MTX9000s with no problems.

http://www.gotbatteries.com/items.asp?p ... dels/2W113

OCSD117 · Post by **OCSD117** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:44 pm

I have purchased batteries from http://www.alohabatteries.com and have had great luck with them!

Post by **wavetar** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:09 pm

You can get good prices on OEM batteries at http://www.myradiomall.com

Todd

Post by **escomm** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:29 pm

Check with me for OEM batteries, I guarantee best prices for batlabs members. I don't sell any aftermarket products though

HLA · Post by **HLA** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:49 pm

http://www.multiplier.com/catalog/SearchResults.asp

mike m · Post by **mike m** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:33 am

All the above are good suppliers, just stay away from W&W Associates batteries and you'll be OK.

I've never had a W&W pack that lasted over a year, plus when I opened their crappy dead battery packs I found that the milliamp/hour markings on the cells were not of the true rating that they claimed on the battery tag.

Mike

kens · Post by **kens** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:12 pm

I too had problems with WW batteries. Went dead after just over a year.
I just received an order from Aloha. Batteries were excellent(they supplied a higher cap than ordered) but they took almost 5 weeks to deliver and there was no return to my phone inquiry. I e-mailed and they replied but gave no tracking number.

RadioSouth · Post by **RadioSouth** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:20 pm

Do yourself a favor and stick with OEM or Multiplier. Some have had scattered results with others but no other brand has been reported here to have consistency (other than negative) with multiple samples.

jc29ems · Post by **jc29ems** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:14 am

When I was looking around I noticed batteries with different mAh values. Can someone explain to me the difference?

Post by **escomm** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:51 am

mAh is stored charge. The radio will draw a certain current from the battery, measured (hopefully) in milliamps. So mAh stands for milliamp hours. Higher mAh will equate to a longer cycle in between charges.

jc29ems · Post by **jc29ems** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:54 am

What are typical mAh in a battery? Looking around i've seen from 1200 all the way up to 2000mAh. Also, do NiCD and NiMH batteries require different chargers or can the same one be used?

Post by **escomm** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:42 am

1200 to 2000 is pretty standard. It will vary by radio model, as well as battery manufacturer. OEM batteries generally tend to have a lower capacity to size ratio versus aftermarket batteries, but there's a reason for this! Be weary of aftermarket hi-cap batteries, often they use larger cells in the same size shell, which drastically lowers the available amount of plastic to absorb shocks from falls, drops, etc.

Simply put: They just can't hold up, which is one main reason why aftermarket batteries tend to be junk and break so easily whereas OEM batteries take a licking and keep on ticking

I know it's been hashed out many times before, but you are always best going with OEM batteries. You will pay some more money for them upfront, but in return you get much higher quality and a rock solid warranty. Check out http://www.proventough.com for Motorola's white sheet. Some folks will swear by aftermarket batteries, but these are also generally the folks that baby their radios and keep them on a desk.

You do need to be careful about using the proper battery in the proper charger. Many slow chargers are for NiCad batteries only, and there are many chargers that are dual or tri-chemistry (NiCd, NiMH, Li-Ion), so always double check and verify your batteries and charger are compatible. The end result may be as simple as the battery not charging, but the other end of the spectrum is that the battery may get overcharged and explode.