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Title: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: KLowe on March 09, 2006, 03:54:15 PM: Any help here is much appreciated. Anyone know where I can pick up a battery for my UA-5 in the Ft. Lauderdale area? UA-5 batt is DEAD as in won't hold a charge.

Any help is much appreciated.

KLowe
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: bconnolly on March 09, 2006, 03:55:04 PM: If you want to pay 80-ish dollars, you can get the wal-mart style li-on batteries at Radio Shack.
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: imissmybus on March 09, 2006, 04:34:21 PM: I got mine for $70 at a Batteries Plus in Portland, I believe it's an Audiovox rechargable DVD battery (5400) and was a regular on the shef item. Good luck. Here's a link to one in Ft Lauderdale:

http://www.batteriesplus.com/storeInfo.aspx?sid=063

Phone: 954.771.0838
Fax: 954.771.1649
Address: 1551 E. Commercial Blvd.
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33334-5717
Manager:
Email: Click here to E-mail the Store.
Hours: Mon - Thur : 8:00-7:00
Fri : 8:00-7:00
Sat : 10:00-4:00
Sun : Closed
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: Krispy D on March 09, 2006, 04:56:39 PM: any camera shop should have what you want for more than you want to spend. or try a hobby shop for a 9.6v rc car battery. that should run you 15-30 bucks.
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: T.J. on March 09, 2006, 04:58:09 PM: yeah grab one from rat shack like this one:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2146432&cp=2032056.2032152&cp=2032056&f=Taxonomy%2FRSK%2F2032152&categoryId=2032152&kwCatId=2032056&kw=lithium+ion+batteries&parentPage=search

seems like a bunch of stores in the ft. lauderdale area:

http://www.radioshack.com/corp/index.jsp

all you need is an adapta plug and a couple tips from rat shack and you are set. chack out this link to figure out how it all goes together:

http://www.taperssection.com/index.php?topic=19772.15
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: terrapinj on March 09, 2006, 05:40:46 PM: Quote from: Krispy D on March 09, 2006, 04:56:39 PM
or try a hobby shop for a 9.6v rc car battery. that should run you 15-30 bucks.

may be hard to rig that up if his set up is alrady using the li-ion batteries. he'd need new conncectors etc.

I'm sure Ft Lauderdale has a Wally World: These are using the Zip for Ft Lauderdale City Hall

2300 West Atlantic Blvd
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
(954) 971-7170

7300 West Mcnab Road
North Lauderdale, FL 33068
(954) 726-3388


3306 North University Drive
Sunrise, FL 33351
(954) 749-3111



5555 West Atlantic Blvd
Margate, FL 33063
(954) 975-8682

Also try Circuit City / Staples / Office Depot etc.
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: johnw on March 09, 2006, 05:49:41 PM: http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=333266&pfp=srch1 (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=333266&pfp=srch1)

All the compusa stores in that area had them in stock for $70
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on March 09, 2006, 07:05:59 PM: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5877191340&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_IT

50 bucks shipped! Got mine in 3 days. I grabbed 4. The guy has tons.

I might add these come fully unopened...not like the pic.
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: KLowe on March 09, 2006, 11:36:05 PM: yall rule! above and beyond the call of help.

THanks to everyone. I'd give T's to everyone if I could.

How the hell did i end up with -56 tickets???

Kevin
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: wsphansam on March 10, 2006, 12:44:39 AM: Man those batts have gone way up in price. I grabbed one at Wal-Mart last summer for 23 bucks on clearance, makes me wish I would have stocked up and sold them.
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: TheWildKindness on March 10, 2006, 12:32:47 PM: Quote from: tapermark on March 09, 2006, 07:05:59 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5877191340&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_IT

50 bucks shipped! Got mine in 3 days. I grabbed 4. The guy has tons.

I might add these come fully unopened...not like the pic.

Wow...this guy jacked his price up recently. He had them at a starting price (no reserve) for $20 - $25 for the longest time. I got mine from him for about $30 shipped. Must be all of us TS'ers buying them and pushing them into supply and demand. :)
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: sleepypedro on March 10, 2006, 12:41:19 PM: Quote from: mofrogeek on March 09, 2006, 11:36:05 PM
THanks to everyone. I'd give T's to everyone if I could.

this was apparently your 51st post, so you CAN give +Ts now. i'm just sayin'. :-*
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: J.Maye on March 25, 2006, 12:03:29 PM: Ok, stupid question here, but in that ebay auction it says there is an ac adaptor included. Am I correct in assuming that is NOT the charger? I just cant figure out what the hell you would need an ac adaptor for with the battery if it wasnt a charger. If you have ac power I can see no point in using the batt?
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on March 25, 2006, 12:12:51 PM: comes with ac adapter for charging, car adapter for charging and power cable with tips (this will be tossed for a UA-5... need to get a ratshack adaptaplug and tips M and B) (M going on reverse polarity)
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: J.Maye on March 25, 2006, 01:28:27 PM: Got it. I was hoping the ac deal was the charger. I just didnt want to get one and then find out differently later. Thanks.
Title: Re: Langerado UA-5 battery death : (
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on March 25, 2006, 02:11:01 PM: Although I just got two of the batteries unopened from 2 different sellers for $60.00 total. Sweet deal. You can find em on ebay.