EFJ 5100 Clamshell battery

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hailstonewrangler
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EFJ 5100 Clamshell battery

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Where can I find a Clamshell battery that uses AA batteries for a 5100?

I tried one of the Clamshells from here: http://www.ragebattery.com/batterystore ... eries.html
Even though it says right on the lable that it is for a 5100, it will not fit and is also cheaply made.

There are clamshells for Motorola XTS's on eBay for cheap, would one of those work?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-XTS5000-XT ... dZViewItem

Thanks for the help!
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Intrinsically Safe
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Re: EFJ 5100 Clamshell battery

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If it's the older style clamshell it will fit. The newer ones had a slightly different molding. The new ones will fit buy you will need to some custom tweaking the plastic with a file.

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Re: EFJ 5100 Clamshell battery

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XTS batteries are compatible with the 5100
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Re: EFJ 5100 Clamshell battery

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Any XTS3000/5000 battery will suitable for EFJ 5100?
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Re: EFJ 5100 Clamshell battery

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Any 3,/5k battery should work fine. However do not use the MOT impress battery in the EFJ charger if you have one. I have heard there could be some ill side effects to the battery since it is 'smart' battery.

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Re: EFJ 5100 Clamshell battery

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Intrinsically Safe wrote:Any 3,/5k battery should work fine. However do not use the MOT impress battery in the EFJ charger if you have one. I have heard there could be some ill side effects to the battery since it is 'smart' battery.

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Ok, thank you!
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