To reduce battery replacement costs for two-way radios, GTE Government Services did a study on US Naval Ships by applying three battery service models: Charge-and-use, Exercise and Recondition. Recondition is a deep discharge exclusive to Cadex battery analyzers to restore nickel-cadmium batteries affected by memory. GTE discovered that Recondition provides a nine-fold cost reduction over other methods. Based on these results, GTE endorses the Cadex battery analyzers for all operations.
Maintenance Models |
Annual % of Batteries Requiring Replacement |
Annual Cost |
Charge-and-use |
45% |
$45,000 |
Exercise |
14% |
$13,500 |
Recondition |
5% |
$4,500 |