Yes, James. I always insist on good quality battery and use intelligent chargers.
Sent from my iPhone 4 JAMES ROGERS <w4...@bellsouth.net> 於 2011年3月5日 上午7:49 寫道： > Johnny, LIPOs have a tendency to burst into flame if not treated with great > care. I always carried my RC lipos in a metal container after having one > burst into flame. Scary! > > I know some are using Lipos and they are a option, so please do not send me > hate mail if you have gone that route. :-)) > > 73s Jim > On Mar 4, 2011, at 9:01 AM, Johnny Siu wrote: > >> Hello Gentleman, >> >> The battery technology for Li-Po is very mature. If you wish, please >> consider a Li-Po battery pack at 3.3Ahr capacity. Light weight and more >> power but of course, you have to select good quality one with protective >> circuit PCB. >> >> >> cheers, >> >> >> Johnny VR2XMC >> >> >> 寄件人﹕ JAMES ROGERS <w4...@bellsouth.net> >> 收件人﹕ Gary Hvizdak <garyhviz...@cfl.rr.com> >> 副本(CC) Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >> 傳送日期﹕ 2011/3/4 (五) 8:40:57 PM >> 主題： Re: [Elecraft] K2-KBT2 battery >> >> My documentation specifies the following battery: >> >> http://www.power-sonic.com/images/powersonic/sla_batteries/ps_psg_series/12volt/PS-1229_10_Dec_15.pdf >> >> which is according to the manufacturer is a 2.9AH SLA (sealed lead acid) >> battery. I know my kit was assembled in 2010. Not sure when it was >> purchased as I am the second owner. Maybe at some later date Elecraft has >> switched to a Gel Cell. >> >> I replace my battery with an equivalent with slightly less ampere hours >> (2.2AH) as it was locally available (Batteries Plus) and the cost was >> nominal at $19.26. >> >> Jim >> On Mar 3, 2011, at 4:56 PM, Gary Hvizdak wrote: >> >> > Jim, >> > >> > According to Elecraft’s website (see the excerpt below), the KBT2 uses >> > a gel-cel battery. >> > >> > 73, >> > Gary KI4GGX >> > >> > >> > With the KBT2 installed, the K2 becomes the ultimate all-band field radio. >> > Rated at 2.9 AH, the gel-cel battery is extremely safe, and can be >> > recharged inside the K2 continuously from the same DC supply used to power >> > the rig at home. Power outage? No problem--you'll never miss a beat! (KBT2 >> > not available for K2/100.) >> > >> > >> > JAMES ROGERS >> > Thu Mar 3 17:18:02 EST 2011 >> > >> > If you got six years out of a lead acid battery, you are doing good. >> > Batteries Plus has a replacement with slightly less capacity for just over >> > $19. It is 2.2AH rather than 2.9AH. >> > >> > To your question, yes, est kaput! >> > >> > 73s Jim, W4ATK >> > >> > >> >> JIM ROGERS, W4ATK >> w4...@bellsouth.net >> http://web.me.com/jimrogers_w4atk >> K3/100 P3 >> K2/10 >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> > > JIM ROGERS, W4ATK > w4...@bellsouth.net > http://web.me.com/jimrogers_w4atk > K3/100 P3 > K2/10 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
