> > Consider that IF you are taking your station on commercial aircraft, in some > countries the carriage of LiPo batteries is very restricted, particularly if > the pack is not enclosed within the device they power. > I carry a VRSLA battery that is approved and so marked to meet the IATA A67 > standard, Qantas in Australia also require an application for permit to carry > the above > battery, along with the relevant MSDS, permit is good for 3 months travel in > the passengers name. The battery and permit, with MSDS must be declared at > checkin. > I did not want to even think about trying to get approval for a LiPo battery > pack, the VRSLA one was bad enough :-) > > > 73, > > Jack. VK4JRC > > Sent from my iPad > > On 02/06/2011, at 9:53 AM, "Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU" <le...@wa5znu.org> > wrote: > >> I'd suggest LiFePO4 batteries, as they can source the current necessary for >> the transmitter easily, and are safer in operation than Lithium Polymer. >> They can be safely charged on a portable solar panel if you disconnect once >> the voltage reaches 14.4v, and that's pretty much what the SLA charge >> controllers do as well. The 2.4 AH packs charge at about 1.5 Amps, so it's >> hard to bring too big a panel! >> >> Leigh/WA5ZNU >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Still-lacking-tp6419804p6429391.html >> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
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