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30th May 2021, 8:47 am | #1 |
Pentode
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Philips prp78
Hello all I almost bought a battery on ebay which was for a Philips PRP78 radio. I am familiar with the PRP 73 74 and 76 series but never came across the PRP78. I bought one of these batteries some time ago but when I got it I found it to be longer than the ones for the PRP73 74 and 76 series does anyone know the PRP 78, I think it may be a special for the military. Any info appreciated.
Dave |
6th Jun 2021, 11:15 pm | #2 |
Heptode
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Great Barr, Sandwell, West Midlands, UK.
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Re: Philips prp78
Dave,
The Cadex battery management system lists the PRP78 battery as intrinsically safe, which might help throw some light on it? Martin |
10th Jun 2021, 10:48 am | #3 |
Pentode
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Re: Philips prp78
Thanks Martin, I don't think the difference is Intrinsic Safety, I bought a battery some time ago which was longer than the standard prp 73 74 76 versions and when this one came up recently I did some research and found it was for a prp78 which was the model specified for the long one I have. It is a pity that batteries become unavailable but the radios are still functional. Some radios had cases which took aa cells but not the prp series.
Dave |
10th Jun 2021, 11:11 am | #4 |
Nonode
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK.
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Re: Philips prp78
PRP batteries had rectangular NiMH cells didn't they? I think I tried to re-stuff one once upon a time.
Eventually decided I didn't like that series of radio enough to bother with it. Like the FM1000 it was not their finest series of sets IMHO. |
10th Jun 2021, 12:30 pm | #5 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK.
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Re: Philips prp78
Could the 78 be a 'trunked' version of the PRP series? - trunked radios usually have specific software for that purpose and are not very general-use friendly.
Even so, I would have thought it would accept the standard range of PRP battery packs. |