How To Properly Care For Your Motorola Two Way Radio Batteries And Keep Them Lasting Longer
Batteries. They're the most important part of your radio because without them, you have nothing. However, most Authorized Motorola Two Way Radio Dealers are all to happy to sell a customer batteries without ever revealing the hidden truth about them: If you don't take care of your batteries, you will have to buy replacements very frequently. You can use this article, of which some tips come directly from Motorola, for a longer battery life.
The good news is that its not hard to keep your batteries in good condition and the most effort required in this process is trying to get everyone on your team who uses two radio radios to follow these simple procedures.
Identify your battery type.
Before we begin, you need to know a little background about your batteries. There are three main types of batteries for Two Way Radios: Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd), Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH), and Lithium Ion (Li-Ion). Li-Ion batteries, the most recent battery chemical technology, are the lightest of all batteries, an attractive feature to many users.
Another advantage the Li-Ion has over the cheaper NiCd and middle grade NiMH is that it does not succumb to the scourge of batteries, memory effect. Memory effect occurs when tiny crystals form over the metal connectors inside the battery. When this happens, a radio will no longer have the ability to reach a full charge. Without maintenance to fix this, you battery is as good as dead in a very short time.
Caring for your batteries
Now that you know about the different types of batteries, you can identify which type you have. This will determine the proper care for your batteries. Follow these 3 steps:
1. Try to stabilize your batteries at room temperature (72oF) before charging for best results.
2. New NiCd and NiMH batteries should be charged for around 15 hours before first use. This is also known as initializing your battery. Li-Ion batteries should be charged for 1-2 additional hours after the light on the charge turns green.
3. Only charge your battery when it needs it. After a full charge, use as much of it's capacity as you can before giving it another charge or swap in a spare battery. Also, don't use the charger as a radio stand and leave your fully charged battery in there for repeated extended periods of time. This will shorten your battery life.
If you have to store batteries:
1. Store batteries in a cool, well ventilated, dry location. NiCd batteries can be stored up to two years while NiMH and Li-Ion batteries can be stored for 18 months under these conditions.
2. Batteries should also be discharged to 50% of their original capacity before storage if stored for an extended period of time.
3. When you need to reuse batteries you've placed in storage, you'll need to initialize them again (step one in part one).
Batteries aren't hard to take care of but if you don't follow these steps a battery can die well before its time and that's not cost effective for you. Make sure everyone using your radios understands the procedures for proper usage by making copies of this article and handing them out. You'll thank me when you're batteries are still running strong after two tough years of use.
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Eric O'Connor is a professional communications consultant for Delmarva Communications, an authorized Motorola Two Way Radio Dealer and Service Center.
If you need help, now is the time to get it! Its here, waiting for you. Unlike most other online two way radio stores, Eric will never leave you stuck and can provides free technical support to all of his clients.
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