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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best battery
You can't beat the Motorola battery. Here's why: It's a 4.5v battery, whereas AA size NiMH batteries are 1.2v, providing only 3.6v total. Using NiMH AA batteries will only give you 1 or 2 bars of battery strength and run out after just a few calls. Alkaline AA are great, but you'll throw them away every 6-8 hours. The Motorola NiMH delivers the full 4.5v necessary and...
Published on January 17, 2001 by JMR

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147 of 155 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars This can be done a lot cheaper
Instead of purchasing the conversion kit and a spare battery(total of $80) you would be better off sticking with the AA versionand of the radio, and blowing $30 to $40 on a NiMh charger and eight batteries. This combination gives you over 30 hrs of operation on three AA size NiMh batteries vs. only 11 hrs with the Motorola kit. This way you will also have rechargable AA...
Published on March 10, 2000


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147 of 155 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars This can be done a lot cheaper, March 10, 2000
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This review is from: Motorola NiMH Rechargeable Battery for TalkAbout T280 SLK and T289 Series Radios (Electronics)
Instead of purchasing the conversion kit and a spare battery(total of $80) you would be better off sticking with the AA versionand of the radio, and blowing $30 to $40 on a NiMh charger and eight batteries. This combination gives you over 30 hrs of operation on three AA size NiMh batteries vs. only 11 hrs with the Motorola kit. This way you will also have rechargable AA batteries available for flashlights, cameras, games, toys, etc...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best battery, January 17, 2001
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This review is from: Motorola NiMH Rechargeable Battery for TalkAbout T280 SLK and T289 Series Radios (Electronics)
You can't beat the Motorola battery. Here's why: It's a 4.5v battery, whereas AA size NiMH batteries are 1.2v, providing only 3.6v total. Using NiMH AA batteries will only give you 1 or 2 bars of battery strength and run out after just a few calls. Alkaline AA are great, but you'll throw them away every 6-8 hours. The Motorola NiMH delivers the full 4.5v necessary and lasts a whole day. Definitely worth the price.
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