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Review on ๐Ÿ”‹ Kastar Battery Replacement: Upgrade Your Kaito and Eton/Grundig Weather Alert Shortwave Radios with Long-Lasting Power by Steve Campbell

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I'm not an electrical engineer but if you put a battery in your emergency radio you don't want it to create an emergency. I put it in and smelled fire almost immediately. The battery gets hot within seconds. I checked the wiring to the battery it was replacing - the black and red wires were reversed. Everything else about the batteries was identical. Good thing the first one never caught fire.

Pros
  • Battery type: Ni-MH; Battery voltage: 3.6V
Cons
  • Unbelievable price