As an owner of the Baofeng BF-T1 handheld UHF radio, I faced a common predicament – the struggle of finding a replacement battery. The original battery was challenging to source, especially considering the Chinese shipping delays. Determined to keep my radio in working order, I decided to explore an alternative solution.
After some research, I stumbled upon a smaller lithium battery with the code number 603450, which has a capacity of 1200mAh and operated at 3.7V – a close match to the original battery specifications. Its compact dimensions were a perfect fit for the Baofeng BF-T1.
With a little bit of tinkering, I successfully replaced the original battery with the new 603450 lithium battery. I kept the plug of the old original battery with its cables and measured them with a multimeter. For some reason the red and black cable were reversed in the radio so I had to connect them to the opposites (radio red -> battery black and radio black -> battery red). Remember to test it in your radio if you make a change!
Baofeng BF-T1 is working fine again..
I'm sorry Nick, I'm afraid I can't do that.. 