Thanks Scott. Makes sense.
Dennis NJ6G
On 11/16/2018 10:47, K9MA wrote:
Hi Dennis,
You're missing the charge controller. Li-Ion batteries are very fussy
about the way they are charged. While it would be more efficient to
run the charger directly on 12 Volts, such a charger for the Elecraft
batteries is not available, as far as I know. Even if it were, it
would probably cost more than the inverter. The inverter, of course,
also has other uses.
Elecraft also makes it very clear that their batteries shouldn't be
charged with any other charger, and there are good reasons for that.
73,
Scott K9MA
On 11/16/2018 12:15, Dennis Moore wrote:
So you're taking your 12v source (let's say it's 13.8v), adding an
inverter to make 120v, then plugging in a charger to bring it back
down to 13.8v.
I'm fairly new to the KX3 game, but it seems like I must be missing
something here.
73, Dennis NJ6G
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