Ray O Vac company www.rayovac.com has batteries (with the proper Ray
O Vac battery recharger) that charge up in about fifteen minutes.Buy
plenty of Ray O Vac rechargable batteries for your radio and keep em
charged up.I have been useing Ray O Vac batteries since wayyyyy back in
the 1940's,I have never been disappointed with Ray O Vac batteries and
products.
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