Navico Axis replacement battery?

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement battery pack for a Navico Axis handheld VHF?

I've emailed Simrad, who bought Navico a while back; and found one place on-line www.yachtbits.com that have them (for £75 inc carriage!)

Any other suggestions?

Thanks
John

probably your best bet is to open it up and change the cells - I most certainly would at that price!!!

I pulled it apart last night to check if that's an option. As expected it does use AA size cells, so it should be a fairly simple job.

On the other hand, do I want to find that my VHF fails when I most need it because of a dodgy bit of penny pinching soldering?

John

Trip to the Boat show for Corporate Sponsorship of Ribnet by one of the radio manufacturers me thinks. Go on, go on, sell your soul :D

JK,

Have a look at these 2;

Euro Batteries (http://www.eurobatteries.com/)

Global Batteries (http://www.global-batteries.co.uk/)

There are small companies who specialise in re-packing and are usually quite reasonable.

Euro seem to have a good range. If I did decide to rebuild the battery pack I could go up to a massive 3500 mAh! :)

John

I pulled it apart last night to check if that's an option. As expected it does use AA size cells, so it should be a fairly simple job.

On the other hand, do I want to find that my VHF fails when I most need it because of a dodgy bit of penny pinching soldering?


Just do it and stop fekkin about.

:D


A nice chunky, hot soldering bit, tin both the battery end and the wee bits of cable you'll need to make up. Whap them together fast... don't linger and heat up the whole battery. Easy.

I usually abrade the ends of the cells with a file or similar - makes tinning them easier - unless they are designed to be soldered.

I've emailed Simrad, who bought Navico a while back; and found one place on-line www.yachtbits.com that have them (for £75 inc carriage!)Actually, I was looking at the wrong one. The real price is £120! :eek:

Wonder if they're selling many!

John

Blimey John

You could get a new Icom IC-M1EuroV for less than that m8 :D :D
And that's Lithium-ion

Regards

Blimey John

You could get a new Icom IC-M1EuroV for less than that m8 :D :D
And that's Lithium-ion

Regards

And would that be a whole one, or just the battery? :D

D...

whole new radio! bargin :D

Regards

There's quite a range of waterproof VHFs available for not much more than £100 now.

When I bought the Axis it was pretty much the only waterproof handheld available. Its performance is excellent, but it's big and heavy. May well be time for a change . . .

John

There's quite a range of waterproof VHFs available for not much more than £100 now.
John

Very very true and some good bits of kit too but not many with such nice people like us here...just ask Stu :D :D :D

Regards

Why p**s about trying to blow yourself and your radio up with non standard replacement batteries when you can have a submersible waterproof 5 watt handheld with 12 & 240v chargers, Ni MH 7.2V 1400mAH battery pack, dry cell battery pack back up all with 3 years warranty for less than £100.00?Drop me an e-mail if interested.

Why p**s about trying to blow yourself and your radio up with non standard replacement batteries when you can have a submersible waterproof 5 watt handheld with 12 & 240v chargers, Ni MH 7.2V 1400mAH battery pack, dry cell battery pack back up all with 3 years warranty for less than £100.00?Drop me an e-mail if interested.

Steve

That will be the good old Standard then :D
Worth paying a bit more for Lithium-Ion though :D
Wont need the spare AA cell case then.

Regards

True enough John, my choice would be the good ol M1 EuroV :thumbs: followed by Entel 604 followed by M31 LiIon then HX270E - but you know how tight JK is :D :D I was pandering to his wallet =) =)

There's quite a range of waterproof VHFs available for not much more than £100 now.....
May well be time for a change . . .

JK, don't chuck it in the bucket, stick it into a juffy bag and send it to me.

http://www.boatmadforum.co.uk/images/smilies/hugegrin.gif

That's a very kind offer. Could you get me the batteries too?

How long would it take you to sort it all out and get it back to me? :D

John

:D

Oi, big tall useless bloke, this company is pretty good for replacement cells.

www.overlander.co.uk