ADDITIONAL INFO - Baofeng UV-B5/B6

[William "Bill" Kisse]

Thank you for the caution on the UV-5R series Richard.

I've left my UV-B6 in the charger for weeks and the battery remains cool.

Nothing worse for a good battery than placing it in a "dumb" charger...

73,

Bill
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William "Bill" Kisse

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> From: Richard O'Neill <richardoneill at earthlink.net>
>To: tacos at amrad.org 
>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 1:34 PM
>Subject: Re: ADDITIONAL INFO - Baofeng UV-B5/B6
> 
>
>On 3/13/2014 1:10 PM, William "Bill" Kisse wrote:
>>   However, charge cycle is fast at apparently sub-five hours from 
>> total discharge state and the charger appears "smart" and won't 
>> overcharge.
>
>  That may be the case with B5/6 radio chargers but I remember reading 
>comments posted on the Yahoo Baofeng club site that leaving the UV-5R 
>battery on charge too long will fry it. Once the charger LED turns green 
>I suspect the 'smart' move would be to cease charging, just to be safe.
>
>Richard
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