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Batteries/Chargers (Portable, Car, AC, etc...)

The Nitro battery is model number BL-49kh. Not many cheap OEM options out there right now, but an "official" spare can be purchased from AT&T store:
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...ssoryBucket&q_sku=sku5520227#fbid=aQi6sm_4Fs8
Here's a few charger options...
Portable Chargers
Duracell Portable USB Charger
Car Chargers
Motorola Vehicle Rapid Charger
Kensington HIGH Current car charger
Hybrid Chargers
Boxwave AC/Car/Airplane USB Charger

More charging options
Alright, it seems the Ebay seller "smarthan" has some good deals on batteries and standalone battery chargers.
Official P930 battery + microUSB cable + standalone battery charger for $30
and
Official P930 battery for $15

red_solo_cup said:
Alright, it seems the Ebay seller "smarthan" has some good deals on batteries and standalone battery chargers.
Official P930 battery + microUSB cable + standalone battery charger for $30
and
Official P930 battery for $15
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That's looking good...i like the bundle one. I definitely will need a spare battery n battery charger

dose anyone know if they have a stand alone wall charger for the batterys if i was to buy a few extra i have found my self at times away from home for days and my car can never keep the charging to a nice level

tokie_ said:
dose anyone know if they have a stand alone wall charger for the batterys if i was to buy a few extra i have found my self at times away from home for days and my car can never keep the charging to a nice level
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Well Tokie, for your car, u can use something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Universal-Car-Charger-Pc-2ca/dp/B004YZI1T4
One of the ports will have a 1.5amp output and will suffice to charge your battery quickly.
And if you have a tablet or wanna go ultra crazy in charging your battery n burning it U can use something like this:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0364269
That one has a 2.1amp output as well, enough power to burn a hole in your phone's battery LOL!!

aquariuz23 said:
Well Tokie, for your car, u can use something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Universal-Car-Charger-Pc-2ca/dp/B004YZI1T4
One of the ports will have a 1.5amp output and will suffice to charge your battery quickly.
And if you have a tablet or wanna go ultra crazy in charging your battery n burning it U can use something like this:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0364269
That one has a 2.1amp output as well, enough power to burn a hole in your phone's battery LOL!!
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ill let youknow once it comes in lol 2.1amps haha will my incuerence cover that in case of a fire

I use 2.1 amp in the car and it charges pretty fast even while streaming spotify or radio through bluetooth with screen off. It helps to get through a day of heavy usage without swapping a baterry.
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For those of you who are getting an external battery charger, will you let me know if it manages to charge the batteries to 100%? I currently use a universal battery charger, which worked great for my other phone batteries (would charge them quickly and fully, so when I popped them into my phone, it showed 100%), but for whatever reason, when I try to externally charge my Nitro's battery, no matter how long I leave it or put it back on the charger, it will only reach 88% or so. Then I have to fill up the rest by putting the battery in the phone and charging through USB. I know it's not my battery (I have two, and they both do it), so I'm just curious if other external battery chargers might be better. Let me know if it works for you! If it does I'll get whatever kind you have. I'd be super grateful, thanks!

I'm getting a legit LG battery charger specifically for the nitro. It'll take me about 2 weeks to get it (coming from LG itself in Korea) but when it gets here I'll try it n will let u know how it goes.
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itiskonrad said:
For those of you who are getting an external battery charger, will you let me know if it manages to charge the batteries to 100%? I currently use a universal battery charger, which worked great for my other phone batteries (would charge them quickly and fully, so when I popped them into my phone, it showed 100%), but for whatever reason, when I try to externally charge my Nitro's battery, no matter how long I leave it or put it back on the charger, it will only reach 88% or so. Then I have to fill up the rest by putting the battery in the phone and charging through USB. I know it's not my battery (I have two, and they both do it), so I'm just curious if other external battery chargers might be better. Let me know if it works for you! If it does I'll get whatever kind you have. I'd be super grateful, thanks!
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Btw Itiskonrad, where did you get your batteries from? Is it from that ebay seller or you got it from somewhere else? Just curious, cuz I've been searching everywhere, but nobody else sells it but that guy.

aquariuz23 said:
Btw Itiskonrad, where did you get your batteries from? Is it from that ebay seller or you got it from somewhere else? Just curious, cuz I've been searching everywhere, but nobody else sells it but that guy.
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I ordered 1 extra battery AND the battery/batterycharger/cable from the ebay seller I mentioned earlier.
The batteries seem legit, they last just as long and have identical plastic casings. However, the two batteries I bought from ebay have a different sticker/label on them. They do not have the "FCC" markings on them or any other american legalese on them.
As far as the charger goes, it works great. I carry a battery in my wallet, one in the phone, and one in my backpack. I really like the peace of mind!

I also got mine from that Ebay seller. I'm confident it's legit. The build is identical, and it maintains charge and behaves exactly the same as the one that came with my phone. It's just probably the battery for the Asian Optimus lte, hence no fcc and different labeling. I'm not worried, and I'm pretty careful about batteries.
@red solo cup, do you know if the charger manages to bring the battery to 100%, ie, when you pop it in the phone and turn it on, do the battery stats actually say 100? My current charger brings it to around 90%, which is not bad, but if I'm going to buy another charger, I'd like it to max out the battery completely =) Thanks!

I have not checked Battery Monitor Widget immediately after putting in the battery, so I cannot absolutely confirm that the battery charges to 100%. However, I have noticed that the battery in the notification area was completely full, including the little "nub" on the left of it.
I will check this out when I get back from work tonight.

If the nub's full, it's at least at 95% I'm pretty sure.

Damn, I don't mind getting it from him, but he posted that it will take almost 20 days to a month for the item to get to me! That's frigging much too long for shipping something overseas. Things I get in China or HK doesn't even go beyond 2 weeks the longest.

red_solo_cup said:
I ordered 1 extra battery AND the battery/batterycharger/cable from the ebay seller I mentioned earlier.
The batteries seem legit, they last just as long and have identical plastic casings. However, the two batteries I bought from ebay have a different sticker/label on them. They do not have the "FCC" markings on them or any other american legalese on them.
As far as the charger goes, it works great. I carry a battery in my wallet, one in the phone, and one in my backpack. I really like the peace of mind!
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I checked and the LG charger does indeed charge the battery up to 100%
@aquariuz: I really cannot recall how long shipping took as I ordered the battery on the 15, and the battery+charger on the 21st. I was away for the holidays, but by the time I got back to my place on the 28th they were both in my mailbox.

You're the best! Thanks a bunch! Ordering mine ASAP! =)

24v input
Has anyone found any dual USB (2.1a and 1a) with 12 - 24v input? I run crane and sadly in most of our cranes the Cig Lighter socket is running 24v.
I have a few 12 - 24v input single USB chargers with 1amp out but.. I'd love to find a dual. I have to run my speakers and charge my phone or mp3/RADIO -- seeing as how Optimus doesn't have a FM tuner

keenz said:
Has anyone found any dual USB (2.1a and 1a) with 12 - 24v input? I run crane and sadly in most of our cranes the Cig Lighter socket is running 24v.
I have a few 12 - 24v input single USB chargers with 1amp out but.. I'd love to find a dual. I have to run my speakers and charge my phone or mp3/RADIO -- seeing as how Optimus doesn't have a FM tuner
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I found this on amazon. The specifications specifically state: "Input: 12-24V DC; Output: 5.0V DC 2.1Amp" Plus it is only 5.99+free shipping.
I have this and the specs on kensington's website state "Input: 10V-18VDC, Output (30pin/USB): 5VDC-3100mA.", So I assume that will not work.

so if i have to buy a car charger, what is the MAX specs i can use for the LG OPTIMUS LTE?

my note geniune charger cannot charge tge anker 2700mah batteries

hi firstly i bought this chargrr r
ebay.com.sg/itm/260922341954?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
its a geniune charger for the batteries of the note and it works on my original battery and 2 batteries i bought made in china with no brand for the note.
next i buy the 2700mah anker batts with the unicersal charger.
amazon.com/Batteries-SGH-I717-International-Anker-Multi-purpose/dp/B007JSSNHI/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top/191-7690781-5534019
the problem is the geniune charger cannot charge the anker batteries even though when i place them inside the charger it lights up to show its charging but after 5 hours of charging when i put the anker battery inside my note it shows 60% which means it didn't charge. the universal charger charges the anker batts fine since it came with them.
my geniune charger works cos it charges up the original battery. pls help.8

I have two Samsung vehicle chargers, both have failed, one the micro-usb does not work with my note, but is fine with the portable batter charger.
The other simply does not receive any current from the vehicle, even after a careful cleaning and spray with contact cleaner.
Never had these issues with any other vehicle charger.

Mine isn't the vehicle charger it's the geniune charger from samsung.
Do i need to list out the stats?

your samsung oem charger is designed to only charge the samsung battery.
But, there is a mod to the charger that you can do to fix this. Its a very simple solder.
I trying to find where I read this then I will post the link

here is the link and it will explain
or not (first post)
ok google this
diy galaxy note charger
it will be the one that says. "How to fast charge your galaxy note"
an xda dev figured this out

to digitbar thanks for explaining just curious though i was able to charge my no name brand batts on my samsung charger

digitbar said:
here is the link and it will explain
or not (first post)
ok google this
diy galaxy note charger
it will be the one that says. "How to fast charge your galaxy note"
an xda dev figured this out
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Actually this isn't what i was looking for.
If you read my original post again i'm talking about the genuine charger not being able to charge 3rd party anker batteries. What you're showing here is using a 3rd party charger on my phone which isn't what i'm looking for.
I want the charger aka battery charger to be able to charge anker batteries. It has nothing to do with the phone itself. My phone charges the batts fine.

Secondary battery charger?

Hi,
Initially i was thinking about getting a bigger 3000+mah battery or something but i've realized that i like the form factory of the GNex so i won't go for it.
Now i have 2 batteries the 2100mah and the original one that came with Verizon GNex.
I have looking for a external battery charger and found this
Has anyone here tried these, they seem to be the cheapest way to make use of both batteries.
Also the current wall charger i have reads the following:
input: 0.4A
Output: 5.3V=2.0A
Is the ebay charger in the above link close to the above specs as i don't know what they actually mean
Thanks in advance

I can't answer your first question but I can answer your second one.
Basically, your current charger is capable of charging the spare battery at a faster rate than the eBay charger.
The "charging rate" of 2.0A/2000mA versus the eBay charger's 0.8A/800mA.
When I'm looking for chargers, I prefer chargers that have an output of 1.0A/1000mA or greater so that my battery or phone is charged faster.
800mA is better than average. I'd find that acceptable.
I find most chargers have an output of 500mA. As a comparison, the OEM Samsung USB wall charger has an output of 1.0A/1000mA.
EDIT: In case anyone's worried about blowing up their battery using a charger with a higher amperage output then OEM, here's some reading material... bit.ly/xl2NPI
The only downside to using anything over 1.0A is that it may shorten the lifespan of your battery (the higher the amperage, the faster the charge, but it also comes with more heat, and more heat is bad for your battery).

What kind of wall charger are you using?
I bought a Cellet dock/charger. It can charge the phone and an extra battery at the same time. I mostly use it to only charge an extra battery. Sometimes it takes 4+ hours to charge a battery that is connected in the extra battery slot. WTF??? 4+ Hours?

ChappellHeel said:
What kind of wall charger are you using?
I bought a Cellet dock/charger. It can charge the phone and an extra battery at the same time. I mostly use it to only charge an extra battery. Sometimes it takes 4+ hours to charge a battery that is connected in the extra battery slot. WTF??? 4+ Hours?
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I'm just using the OEM Samsung USB wall charger that came with my phone. It's sometimes listed as a "travel" wall charger. It has an output of 1.0A.
What's the output of your Cellet adapter (i.e. what you plug into the wall)? I'm pretty sure it has an output of 1.0A from what I've read.

Have you tried one of these?....IMO its better than carrying a couple of batteries around.
http://www.amazon.com/PowerGen-Exte...d=1348865471&sr=1-1&keywords=portable+charger
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707BeastMode707 said:
Have you tried one of these?....IMO its better than carrying a couple of batteries around.
http://www.amazon.com/PowerGen-Exte...d=1348865471&sr=1-1&keywords=portable+charger
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Good for traveling, but not good for when you're on the go.
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ChappellHeel said:
What kind of wall charger are you using?
I bought a Cellet dock/charger. It can charge the phone and an extra battery at the same time. I mostly use it to only charge an extra battery. Sometimes it takes 4+ hours to charge a battery that is connected in the extra battery slot. WTF??? 4+ Hours?
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I am using the official HP touchpad charger, they are monstrous.
It charges the 2100mah battery from being dead to 100% with sync on in 1.5 hrs.
4+ hrs. is too long.
You can get on wallmart here or on ebay.
I haven't been this lucky with other chargers i've bought on ebay.

707BeastMode707 said:
Have you tried one of these?....IMO its better than carrying a couple of batteries around.
http://www.amazon.com/PowerGen-Exte...d=1348865471&sr=1-1&keywords=portable+charger
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Ya i like these, but i would have to carry a cable and a battery at the same time, plus i don't have a tablet or any other gadget that uses microUSB charging.
On another note do these come with 2A charging instead of 1A??
if yes than i might just pick one up.

Alternative?
I've recently purchased this official charger. Does the job perfectly fine and is very small and sleek
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Samsung+Battery+Charger+Stand+without+Battery+for+Galaxy+Nexus&oq=Samsung+Battery+Charger+Stand+without+Battery+for+Galaxy+Nexus&sugexp=chrome,mod=10&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=Samsung+Battery+Charger+Stand+without+Battery+for+Galaxy+Nexus&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=Q3VnUJWgH4WyhAeEhIHwAg&ved=0CDoQrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=5842132675ef9dd1&biw=1366&bih=653
Pretty sure you'll be able to get that in the states. Found it on Amazon UK here

Better 1.0AMP Rapid Charger recommendations

Has anyone had any success with after market rapid charging solutions? I see the OEM model number of the charger that came with the phone is ETA0U61JBEGSTA.
Has anyone found a generic equivalent for this charger? The last 2 amazon ones I bought were really slow charging & took over 4hrs to fully charge.

I use the monoprice 2.1 amp charger it works great. It may damage your battery but to me it doesn't matter I'll buy a new battery in a year for $15 if I have too.
http://www.monoprice.com/mobile/Pro...Id=108&categoryId=10851&subCategoryId=1085102
It has 4 ports 2 of them are 2.1amp and the others are 500mah I believe so I can plug in my ipod as well
Also bought their 2.1 amp car charger

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/ol/B00822J004?c=n&qid=1365830047&sr=8-2
Got it for $6.50 from Planet Mobile and fulfilled by Amazon. Looks and works perfectly.

Razorblood said:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/ol/B00822J004?c=n&qid=1365830047&sr=8-2
Got it for $6.50 from Planet Mobile and fulfilled by Amazon. Looks and works perfectly.
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After seeing this article http://www.androidcentral.com/acces...mium-charger-rapid-charges-android-phones-too last year, I picked up a couple for $10ea. from an online source that was going out of business. They are available for ~$15 today. This is the only thing BB offers that rocks.
For an inexpensive but quality solution, try Monoprice.
Edit: If I forget to plug in at night, in the time it takes me to get ready to leave for work, I am at 90% or better.

Just FYI, for those commenting about using chargers higher than 1A (1000 mAh), the stock kernel will only allow 1A of current to reach the battery regardless if the charger is of a higher capacity. However there are custom kernels (such as Perseus) that allow this value to be overridden, so that the battery can be charged with more than 1000 mAh of current. It is recommended to not charge the battery with a value higher than 0.7 of the battery's total capacity. For the stock 2100 mAh battery, you will want to set the charging value to 1470 mAh or less.

n023b said:
I use the monoprice 2.1 amp charger it works great. It may damage your battery but to me it doesn't matter I'll buy a new battery in a year for $15 if I have too.
http://www.monoprice.com/mobile/Pro...Id=108&categoryId=10851&subCategoryId=1085102
It has 4 ports 2 of them are 2.1amp and the others are 500mah I believe so I can plug in my ipod as well
Also bought their 2.1 amp car charger
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It wont damage your device. If you havent altered stock parameters than it wont draw more power than 1 amp
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I seem to remember seeing there was a cable mod to make the S3 charge faster? actually pull in more juice quicker? As I recall you had to modify the USB cable with a resistor in the right place?
I have plugged my S3 in a 2.1amp charger and I don't see it charging any faster than the 1.0amp charger. My wife's iPhone 4S however charges MUCH faster on the 2.1amp charger vs the 1.0amp charger
I'd like to figure out a way to make the S3 charger more quickly using a 2.1amp (or 1.0amp) charger if that's possible.... but I didn't book mark the thread when I saw it and can't find it again

Spare battery finally.

Finally after waiting a few weeks, I finally found an alright priced battery. Found it on eBay with free shipping, $32, OEM new spare lg battery. I still can't wait for the zerolemon. I think it's just horrible that the prices for this batteries are this high compared to anker and such.

Can you share a link please?
Nexus ONE

I found this on Amazon yesterday. 6 left. I bought 2 for $19.88
and a charging dock for $16.99
New High Power 3000mAh Spare Replacement Standard Li_ion Battery fo... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M45KQ8U/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_B2I5tb13CWV9G
Charging dock
MobilePioneer USB 3.0 9pin Dual Desktop Dock Charger Cradle for LG G3 - Support Charging Spare Battery (Silver) by MobilePioneer http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LO1OC7Q/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_n6I5tb1AWTWFT
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Yea I will. Let me find the link if any more available.

Here it is.
http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=201141059713

jjdevega said:
I found this on Amazon yesterday. 6 left. I bought 2 for $19.88
and a charging dock for $16.99
New High Power 3000mAh Spare Replacement Standard Li_ion Battery fo... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M45KQ8U/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_B2I5tb13CWV9G
Charging dock
MobilePioneer USB 3.0 9pin Dual Desktop Dock Charger Cradle for LG G3 - Support Charging Spare Battery (Silver) by MobilePioneer http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LO1OC7Q/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_n6I5tb1AWTWFT
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Can you give a little review when received ? Thanks.

Galaxysm said:
Can you give a little review when received ? Thanks.
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Sure thing! I won't receive the spare battery till tomorrow but I did receive the dock with spare charger built in yesterday.
The dock is is visually pleasing except for the company sticker that I peeled off pretty easily. It was able to charge my phone with Supcase without problems in 2hours from 20% Build quality seems solid. I'm pretty happy with it. Once I get my spare batteries tomorrow I'll test to see how well it will charge my phone and spare together.
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jjdevega said:
Sure thing! I won't receive the spare battery till tomorrow but I did receive the dock with spare charger built in yesterday.
The dock is is visually pleasing except for the company sticker that I peeled off pretty easily. It was able to charge my phone with Supcase without problems in 2hours from 20% Build quality seems solid. I'm pretty happy with it. Once I get my spare batteries tomorrow I'll test to see how well it will charge my phone and spare together.
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Thanks! I'll probably order one myself right now. Just saw that it had like 3 starts lol. Was wondering if it was worth it or not.

Galaxysm said:
Thanks! I'll probably order one myself right now. Just saw that it had like 3 starts lol. Was wondering if it was worth it or not.
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Its worth it I think. Apparently the ones that have gripes with it are from M8 owners? But honestly for $16.99 it's pretty good. Fits the LG G3 with Supcase very nicely. Its hard enough to find a spare charging unit for our phones let alone the spare batteries.
Update:
I have had this dock with spare battery charger for a few days now. Been charging my spare batteries along with my phone and it's safe to say that it does well charging my phone and spare batteries completely to 100% so happy with my purchase
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Zerolemon is around the corner, why not wait for that.

Just got this one today. Another charger that charges to 100%
Fast charging: The battery holder can charge at a speed of up to 5V 1A (most universal chargers charge at a speed below 500mA).
Smart charger: Automatically recognizes an inserted battery's voltage and polarity. An LED indicator keeps you informed about the charging status of your battery.
EasyAcc® Multi-Purpose Universal USB Travel Wall Charger Cell Phone... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ITIIE2Q/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_N-y7tb1SXJCGR
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jjdevega said:
Just got this one today. Another charger that charges to 100%
Fast charging: The battery holder can charge at a speed of up to 5V 1A (most universal chargers charge at a speed below 500mA).
Smart charger: Automatically recognizes an inserted battery's voltage and polarity. An LED indicator keeps you informed about the charging status of your battery.
EasyAcc® Multi-Purpose Universal USB Travel Wall Charger Cell Phone... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ITIIE2Q/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_N-y7tb1SXJCGR
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I have been looking for an inexpensive charger. Does this one hold the G3 battery tightly? I've had similar wall chargers and if the battery does not fit snugly, it slides away from the charging poles and does not charge.
Edit: I watched an amazon customer video review, it appears to hold a battery pretty securely.
I may pick this up. Thanks for the link.

sublimaze said:
I have been looking for an inexpensive charger. Does this one hold the G3 battery tightly? I've had similar wall chargers and if the battery does not fit snugly, it slides away from the charging poles and does not charge.
Edit: I watched an amazon customer video review, it appears to hold a battery pretty securely.
I may pick this up. Thanks for the link.
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Your welcome and yes it holds it very firmly without the worry of it falling out
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