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clansman prc 351; the battery
Topic Started: Tuesday, 2. October 2012, 09:40 (4,688 Views)
Rematzz
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hi everyone....... i've had this army radio for just over a year now and i have always ran the radio on mains power, but i now want to go portable with it......... but the thing is that i don't have a charger for the battery.

this might sound a bit silly but is there another way of charging the battery without damaging it.

the battery is a 24v battery at 1Ah.

i will be thankful for any advise and any tips with the battery or the radio.
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Hi Matt,

Just been perusing the 'bay after looking at new member kingsly (Charlie Tango 941) youtube vids about his "go-box" project and seeing using a sealed lead/acid battery and having thoughts about sticking a couple of these in a clansman battery case. You don't happen to know what the internal dimensions of the case is do you, even the external will do please? I've had an educated guess that at these dimensions will fit...... :RTFM:

Have you had any ideas about the same thing?

73 Cliff

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PS: In answer to your question - 24v DCCU converts 12v to 24v
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Wayhay! my 352 has arrived and it's like brand new - battery is dead though :-(

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hope you have fun with the radio, i know i have.

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Matt,

Battery charger info: check out the IMAX B8+ Balancer / Charger / Discharger, look pretty versatile.....

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A simple little mod that makes it so much more comfortable and easy on the fingers: :thumb:

With standard knobs:

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With modified knobs

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A nice little mod that you've done there ........... I never thought of that lol

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£4.30 and a few drops of super-glue - simples :thumb:
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What are the additional knobs from, they look a good fit, like they're meant to be there :thumb: I'm gradually building up my 351, and I've built a 70Mhz 1/2wave dipole for it, quite pleased with the results so far.
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rematzz
Tuesday, 2. October 2012, 09:40
hi everyone....... i've had this army radio for just over a year now and i have always ran the radio on mains power, but i now want to go portable with it......... but the thing is that i don't have a charger for the battery.

this might sound a bit silly but is there another way of charging the battery without damaging it.

the battery is a 24v battery at 1Ah.

i will be thankful for any advise and any tips with the battery or the radio.
I have the clip on hand generator at the moment, seems to top the charge up quite well, just ordered the EPS mains charger at £38, don't know if I can advertise where from (must read the rules I suppose) be handy if there were other users in my region to actually hear though :)
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Big Andy
Thursday, 10. January 2013, 16:44
What are the additional knobs from, they look a good fit, like they're meant to be there :thumb: I'm gradually building up my 351, and I've built a 70Mhz 1/2wave dipole for it, quite pleased with the results so far.
Hi Andy, they are control knobs for music equipment, you can get them from here Pedal Parts their service is excellent, I ordered them one day and were delivered the next. Just apply a few drops of superglue, line em' up - sorted. They really do make it so much easier on the fingers...... :thumb:

I left the single switch on the other-side as is simply because you rarely use it and it make it too proud of the unit body, you'll see what I mean if you offer one up to it.

It took me ages to source them but well worth the effort :dance:
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hi, i've not been on much lately due to a death in the family.

but any way i just run the radio off of to 12v batteries.

but i am interested in the that 1/2 wave dipole for 70Mhz that big andy made..... maybe you could send me the details for it or the measurements.

thanks

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Matt, check this site out for calculations to build your antenna - Calculator

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Yes, found them now, just placed the order. Thanks for that :thumb: now onto thinking next mod for it.
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Glad to be of service :cheers:
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rematzz
Friday, 11. January 2013, 11:28
hi, i've not been on much lately due to a death in the family.

but any way i just run the radio off of to 12v batteries.

but i am interested in the that 1/2 wave dipole for 70Mhz that big andy made..... maybe you could send me the details for it or the measurements.

thanks

73's
Hi, I used the calculator kindly shown by Mike. Cut my copper wire (good sturdy stuff) to the correct lengths. This is then mounted in 20mm plastic piping available from hardware stores, the centre part being a T junction. I've closed the ends with small spray bottle caps to weather proof. I've listened in to taxis on my 70Megs on it, but the 321 is very quiet, nothing heard on 4m or the limited 6m freqs. I've also made up a 2m 1/2wave dipole out of a couple of old telescopic radio aerials, fixed to a tv beam that's been stripped down, that seems to work quite well too. Use the same calculator to do the maths to get the correct lengths required. The beauty of telescopic aerials is that you can adjust /fine tune it without cutting!!
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Matt, you need one of these if you want to charge when portable http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=Clansman+generator&_sacat=0&_from=R40,
I was surprised how efficient they are!!
Wow, what service, ordered the little knobs yesterday from Pedal Parts, and here they are this morning... Just found the Superglue has set in the tube...doh. :censor:
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Big Andy
Saturday, 12. January 2013, 09:05
..............Wow, what service, ordered the little knobs yesterday from Pedal Parts, and here they are this morning...
Said they were cool didn't I? :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Have fond (yea right) memories of manpacking these radios back in the late 70s and early 80s in HM Forces..mind you they were a tad better than the old A41 manpack sets..I always thought the range was a tad limited at around 3-5 miles..mind you further was possible with the wind behind you!!
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I've been offered one of these radios and it will be a bit of a trek to go and pick it up.

Apart from the fun element of having one of these, are you guys actually being able to make good practical use of them and be picking up contacts at all, particularly on 6m?

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