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by grovecat
Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:19 pm
Forum: Scanners and Receivers
Topic: Does Uniden UBC73XLT overcharge NiMH cells?
Replies: 5
Views: 3189

Re: Does Uniden UBC73XLT overcharge NiMH cells?

Thanks Yorky, I think I will get the extra cells because the ones being charged internally also got rather too hot. I know some chargers rely on a temperature rise rather than a Delta-V jump, but that has always seemed a bit primitive.
by grovecat
Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:22 pm
Forum: Scanners and Receivers
Topic: Does Uniden UBC73XLT overcharge NiMH cells?
Replies: 5
Views: 3189

Does Uniden UBC73XLT overcharge NiMH cells?

When I check the voltage of the NiMH cells in my UBC73XLT after a few hours of charging, they read around 1.45V or a bit higher. That seems rather too much and I wonder if the inbuilt charger is intelligent. I sent Uniden an email about this but no response. I'm considering having a spare set of cel...
by grovecat
Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:51 pm
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Volunteer bushfire brigade frequencies?
Replies: 7
Views: 4777

Thanks for the welcome, Meg.

Do you know if the south coast brigades use any of the older VHF mid-band frequencies or are they all now on WAERN?
by grovecat
Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:43 am
Forum: DFES/DBCA
Topic: Volunteer bushfire brigade frequencies?
Replies: 7
Views: 4777

Volunteer bushfire brigade frequencies?

Sorry if this has already been covered, but I can't find it ...

Do volunteer bushfire brigades use the FESA frequencies?