I had NiMH batteries expire on me from disuse. From my POV it's possible. On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 19:36 Dauer, Edward <eda...@law.du.edu> wrote:
> My KX3 has been sitting idle for many months. Turned it on today and > tried to charge the battery, which I am guessing is depleted to zero, but I > keep getting "Bat Err." Yes, there is a rechargeable battery installed - > it has worked just fine for years. And yes, I did RTFM, about accessing > the menu and the steps for readying the rig for charging (page 23, as I > recall). But that doesn't do it. No matter what charge time I select, I > get the same error message when I exit the menu. "Bat Err." Any ideas? > Could the batteries have died from having been ignored for so long? > > Ted, KN1CBR > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 r...@wc3t.us > -- 72, Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 PA Army MARS, Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid: *FN20is* ______________________________________________________________ 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
