ADDITIONAL INFO - Baofeng UV-B5/B6

[Bill Danielson]

I leave my UV-5r and GT-3 batteries on the charger til I swap them out, 
no issues so far.

Bill

On 03/13/2014 05:16 PM, William "Bill" Kisse wrote:
> 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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>     *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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