I have a Pro-2004 that seems to eat 9v back-up batteries.

Apparently the unit cannot be operated without a battery. Is this
true?

The manual says the battery should last 6-9 months, but the BATT
flickers on mine after about 3-4 weeks.

Anyone with a similar experience with the Pro-2004?

Bill

wrote:

I have a Pro-2004 that seems to eat 9v back-up batteries.

Apparently the unit cannot be operated without a battery. Is this
true?

The manual says the battery should last 6-9 months, but the BATT
flickers on mine after about 3-4 weeks.

Anyone with a similar experience with the Pro-2004?

Bill


I had a 2004 once years ago. The memory back-up battery would last for a
very long time.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B
PRO-2045 and BC895XLT

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

ditto

Same here ref 9v battery. It eats them alive. When you start
hearing double beeps for no good reason thats the indicator to
get a new battery in there. Make sure leave the AC switch on
while your doing the battery replacement so you dont have to
load up 200 chnls again.
Joe


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On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, N8KDV wrote:



wrote:

I have a Pro-2004 that seems to eat 9v back-up batteries.

Apparently the unit cannot be operated without a battery. Is this
true?

The manual says the battery should last 6-9 months, but the BATT
flickers on mine after about 3-4 weeks.

Anyone with a similar experience with the Pro-2004?

Bill


I had a 2004 once years ago. The memory back-up battery would last for a
very long time.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B
PRO-2045 and BC895XLT

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

wrote:

I have a Pro-2004 that seems to eat 9v back-up batteries.

Apparently the unit cannot be operated without a battery. Is this
true?

The manual says the battery should last 6-9 months, but the BATT
flickers on mine after about 3-4 weeks.

Anyone with a similar experience with the Pro-2004?

Bill



Pretty sure the battery in mine has been there for at least 5 years, and
the scanner has been unplugged for almost 6 months now. I've had the
2004 since they first came out and think I've only gone through 2 or 3
batteries in that time. I also have a pair of 2005s and they are each on
their second battery.

Dave

Pretty sure the battery in mine has been there for at least 5 years, and
the scanner has been unplugged for almost 6 months now. I've had the 2004
since they first came out and think I've only gone through 2 or 3
batteries in that time. I also have a pair of 2005s and they are each on
their second battery.

That's pretty well my experience also. Sold the 2004 several years ago but
still have a 2006 that I purchased new and batteries seem to last in them
just about as long as they last on the shelf. RM~

PS, Thanks for reminding me, guess I'd better check the battery in my 06 and
make sure it hasn't started to corrode.

"Rob Mills" wrote in
news:eEy1c.22837$Bz3.18713@okepread05:


Pretty sure the battery in mine has been there for at least 5
years, and
the scanner has been unplugged for almost 6 months now. I've had the
2004 since they first came out and think I've only gone through 2 or 3
batteries in that time. I also have a pair of 2005s and they are each
on
their second battery.

That's pretty well my experience also. Sold the 2004 several years ago
but still have a 2006 that I purchased new and batteries seem to last
in them just about as long as they last on the shelf. RM~

PS, Thanks for reminding me, guess I'd better check the battery in my
06 and make sure it hasn't started to corrode.



Same here holy crap you mean you lose the freqs if the batt dies ?
I think i changed mine maybe twice in 15 years.

wrote:
I have a Pro-2004 that seems to eat 9v back-up batteries.

Apparently the unit cannot be operated without a battery. Is this
true?

The manual says the battery should last 6-9 months, but the BATT
flickers on mine after about 3-4 weeks.

Anyone with a similar experience with the Pro-2004?

Bill


I have the same problem with my Pro-2004. But I have a Pro-2006 and
NEVER had to change the battery and I got the radio in 1992 or so.. I
think there is a short in the radio (pro-2004) that is draining the
battery.. Anyone have any idea's what might be wrong???

Fred Shabec (KB9ZYX)
CARMA Webmaster
http://www.carmachicago.com/

I believe I read something that Bill Cheek posted that it could be the
voltage regulator for the battery backup that will cause that, the
regulator is near impossible to find though.

Another thing you could check is the solder joints where the battery
wires solder to the board, if they are cold soldered then they could be
causing it to draw more power than it needs.

On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:11:03 -0700, wrote:


I have a Pro-2004 that seems to eat 9v back-up batteries.

Apparently the unit cannot be operated without a battery. Is this
true?

The manual says the battery should last 6-9 months, but the BATT
flickers on mine after about 3-4 weeks.

Anyone with a similar experience with the Pro-2004?

Bill


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