About this replacement
Alinco DJ-193 / DJ-195 Series — 9.6V Ni-MH Replacement Battery (EBP-48)
This is a 9.6V, 700mAh Ni-MH replacement battery for the Alinco DJ-193, DJ-195, DJ-195T, DJ-196, and compatible handheld transceivers. It replaces OEM part numbers EBP-48, EBP-48N, EBP-51, EBP-51N, and EPB-50N. The pack slots into the same battery bay and uses the same connector as the original Alinco battery.
- DJ-193 / DJ-195 series compatibility: These models share the same 9.6V eight-cell Ni-MH battery platform, identical connector pinout, and the same BMS handshake protocol — so one pack covers the full lineup without modification.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this pack through transmit and receive loads on the DJ-195 platform. The BMS handled the PTT current spike cleanly with no overcurrent trip, and charge acceptance was confirmed across a standard Alinco desktop dock.
- First-insertion contact check: If the Alinco charger dock shows a fault LED after fitting this pack, remove it, wipe the contact strip with a dry cloth, and reseat firmly. The dock requires a clean contact cycle to register the new pack's voltage and begin the charge sequence.
Why the DJ-193 cuts out mid-transmission on a freshly inserted pack
Ni-MH cells ship at storage voltage — typically 1.0–1.1V per cell, which puts a nine-cell 9.6V pack closer to 9.0V at rest. When PTT is pressed, transmit current demand causes an immediate voltage sag. If the pack hasn't completed at least one full charge cycle, that sag can cross the radio's low-voltage cutoff threshold and drop the transmission. This isn't a faulty pack — it's a cell at storage state being asked to deliver RF output current before it's been properly charged. Charge the pack fully on the Alinco dock before first use in the field.
Bar indicator showing one fewer bar than expected after fitting a new EBP-48
The DJ-193 and DJ-195 use a simple voltage-threshold bar indicator — each bar corresponds to a voltage band, not a calculated capacity percentage. A new pack at storage voltage reads lower than a fully charged pack, so the display shows one or two bars even though the cells are healthy. This is not a capacity fault. Seat the pack in the dock, run a full charge cycle until the dock LED goes green, then recheck the indicator — it should read full bars at or above 9.6V measured at the terminals.