Walkie-talkies are indispensable in hiking, in sports competitions - wherever you need to be independent from cellular networks. Similar to phones, many of them are powered by batteries that require periodic recharging.
Instructions
Step 1
Purchase two identical batteries or a rechargeable battery pack. They should be suitable for your walkie-talkie both in electrical parameters and in form factor.
Step 2
If the batteries you purchased are lithium-ion, lithium-polymer, lithium-iron or similar, containing any form of lithium, use only factory-supplied devices to charge them. Homemade chargers are also suitable for lead, nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride batteries.
Step 3
Charge with the charger first one battery or set, then the other. When charging, follow the battery manufacturer's recommendations for charging current and operating time.
Step 4
Install one of the kits in the walkie-talkie. After its charge is used up, change it to another, and put the previous one on charge. In the future, always use one kit while the other is charging, and then swap them.
Step 5
Using a special device consisting of a voltmeter and a load, identify worn-out elements in the kit. Replace only them with new ones, not the whole set. But if the batteries are lithium and the whole set is placed in a single case, replace it entirely when worn out.
Step 6
Some walkie-talkies are equipped with special charging cradles. They are similar to the bases on which the handsets of DECT phones are installed, however, unlike the latter, they contain nothing but a charger. Some of them allow you to simultaneously charge batteries in two identical radios. Leave the charging stations in these devices overnight when they are not in use anyway. Never place the walkie-talkie in the charging cradle if conventional alkaline batteries are installed in it instead of rechargeable batteries.
