Batboard

I received 2 XV2100 radio units in. The units batteries are rated at 4.8 volts. When you charge the batteries fully they will show about 5.5 Volts which is fine. The unit operates in the 4.8V to 5.5V range. The problem is when the batteries drain down to about 5.1 volts (which is still over the rated 4.8V) the unit displays only 1 bar on a 3 bar battery indicator. Is this normal for these particuliar units.

I've [unfortunately] owned a few of these things in each band. I would say that the battery indicator is not accurate...sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't, but you can't expect a whole lot out of a radio designed like an FRS/GMRS radio.

I know they take AA batteries as well, but unless you want to spend that much...mebey investing in new battery packs for those radios may be the next idea.


However, if it stays on 1 bar and does not do the loud annoying low batt tone and functions fine, I'd say your OK.

Thanks

also, another note on the batteries. They were designed to be used with alkaline batteries also, and in the radio's options you had to select whether or not you were using alkalines or nimh battery packs, so that the battery gauge would function properly. It worked differently with the two different power sources, and if I remember correctly, at 1/3, on an alkaline it was somewhere around 20% left, but with nimh, 1/3 would mean 40% power left.

It was kind of confusing, I would just check it out to see if it is set on the right battery source.