Once again they do not make them like they used to... revisited for the 128 time

[secret squirrel]

I just changed the battery out of my Cobra Dynamic. old style black brick. My favorite mic. I use it on the base. I have to buy batteries last week for some red dot sights. i was at the local Batteries Plus. I got there last 7.5 volt little can. The one in the Dynamic was till running, but I had never replaced it. No markings on the one I had been running and a light green tint. I think it may have been the original from Cobra. They do not make things like the used to.

 

[unit_399]

Nope -- they sure don't. I have tried to find an original small 9 volt battery for my early model (smooth chrome case) D104m without any luck. Fortunately my mike jack has an unused pin, so I was able to run 9vdc to the mike from there. Still would rather have a battery.

- J.J. 399

 

[999]

Nope -- they sure don't. I have tried to find an original small 9 volt battery for my early model (smooth chrome case) D104m without any luck. Fortunately my mike jack has an unused pin, so I was able to run 9vdc to the mike from there. Still would rather have a battery.

- J.J. 399

Minuteman II mic? If so they take a TR175 7.5V battery, not a 9V.

Amazon.com : tr175 battery

 

[nomadradio]

Finding the battery is obscure, but doable. A holder for that battery that doesn't disintegrate would be better. The original one was incredibly fragile.

73

 

[Dr_DX]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09G2N791Z?tag=worradfor-20

$4.21 each

You can also roll-your-own, literally.

Take 5 LR44 coin cells, stack them in series, use a piece of shrink tube that is larger than .460" Dia., shrink it down. LR44's have different chemistries - Lithium Ion, Silver Oxide, Alkaline, etc. Make what works best for you.

Good Luck

 

[Enterprise312ok]

I have a Minuteman I d104, It is my favorite hand mic I wish I could find one more for a spare. The switch in the current d104 is good for maybe a month before it is junk.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Using a nine volt battery in that microphone is no problem if it fits OK. It will have very slightly more gain, probably not noticeable, but that is about it. I remember lots of guys swapping out to a 9V.

 

[SuperLid]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09G2N791Z?tag=worradfor-20

$4.21 each

You can also roll-your-own, literally.

Take 5 LR44 coin cells, stack them in series, use a piece of shrink tube that is larger than .460" Dia., shrink it down. LR44's have different chemistries - Lithium Ion, Silver Oxide, Alkaline, etc. Make what works best for you.

Good Luck

I have also used the sleeve from an original battery if it is made of plastic. I push the cells out of the end and stack LR44's inside. I have found that the new LR44's suck, like everything else these days and are prone to leakage. I have to check the cells often for this.

 

[jtrouter]

I bought one last year it was a Duracell
175. But if you look at the picture I post you can see the factory Duracell battery is made up of button cells either a76 or lr44s.

 

[nomadradio]

A holder for that battery that doesn't disintegrate would be better.

Sounds like a job for a 3D printer?

73

 

[jtrouter]

As a 3D printer owner/user in most cases i believe in order to be strong enough you might find the holder to be to thick to fit?