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Sir, these are USB rechargeables.
Are you saying that makes a difference? All I know is that most rechargeables run at a slightly lower voltage than alkaline or lithium of the same type. It's a good radio, and you got a good deal. I use a DX6 as my trainer radio hooked to a Taranis. Has worked flawlessly in the past in that configuration. I think I have a DX5 somewhere that I was using as a main radio for some planes, also no issues with it either.
https://www.amazon.ca/Lithium-Rechargeable-Battery-2600mWh-Constant/dp/B0C3H1JH4F
Interdasting! Those look good. I may have to stand corrected on this. Good find.
It's probably a bit of column A, a bit of column B. The flight time of anything I have is far below the run time of the radio.
OTOH, these USB batteries just ... die. One nanosecond they're at 1.5V, the next, not anymore.