I would like to make use of this ample resource of ELECRAFT knowledgeable persons available , to clear up an issue of how to use my K1 w/ internal battery pack properly.
ELECRAFT urges the practice of not charging the battery pack KBT1 while sitting in the K1 itself. I assume it is for thermal reasons. I have found that it is kind of a hassle to take out the 4 screws holding the top , pop out the pack , remove the 8 AA cells , recharge them , reinstall , etc... What if one recharges them , while still in the K1 , at reduced charge rate , like say 10 C or 20 C rate , perhaps around 100 ma or so , for a typical 1200 maH cell ? And monitor what that would do to the temperature of the pack by feeling of it for a test ? If the pack is just mildly warm , feed the charge line in the 12VDC Aux line , set it for a low sort of trickle rate 60-100 ma , and do away with all that hassle. All comments / suggestions gratefully received. 73 Dave W1DWZ ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
