Another caution to not leave alkalines installed. I used to swear by Duracell, but they changed around the time Gillette bought them. In spite of the "10 year no leak" marketing, I've stopped buying alkalines entirely due to newer Duracells destroying a thousand dollars worth of gear. Makes the lithiums look a lot cheaper.
I've got the Amazon branded hi capacity lsd nimhs in my kx3, no problems with them. On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 9:07 PM, Mark Petiford via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > First, and most important, don't leave alkaline cells in your radio for > long periods. They will eventually leak. If you have the KXBC3 installed, > I suggest high quality Low Self Discharge (LSD) NiMh cells such as > Eneloops, If you don't have the KXBC3 installed, non-rechargeable Lithium > cells would be a good choice, although those are pretty pricey where I > live. I could quickly justify the cost of a KXBC3 based on the price of > non-rechargeable Lithium cells. > > The Eneloop LSD Rechargeable cells have a great track record. I've had my > Eneloop 2000 cells since February 2013 with no problems. I think I am > finally just starting to detect signs of reduced capacity, so maybe it is > time to upgrade them to the newer, higher capacity Eneloops. > > I have tried non-LSD NiMH cells from time to time, but they really don't > work very well. They quickly self-discharge to below 1 volt per cell, > damaging themselves in the process. Don't waste you money on them. Cells > that are shipped fully charged are usually LSD. > > On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 7:27:18 PM PST, Dennis W0JX via Elecraft > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > I have just put my KX-3 into portable service trying to locate noise > sources around my property and neighborhood. I put eight brand new Duracell > alkaline cells... I am surprised with how fast the battery voltage is > dropping as indicated by the KX-3 display. What batteries would be better > to use for this application where I might be out for as long as two hours > looking for noise sources? > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 scott.sm...@gmail.com > -- Scott Small ______________________________________________________________ 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
