Good to know about Eneloops -- they're what I've got in my own KX3. I'll keep track of how long I have 'em in the radio and replace 'em around 3 years.
But I use a Talentcell LiPo pack that gives 5, 9, and 12v. It's lightweight, comes with a charger, and was intended to charge items that take more power than a phone. It gives 6A at 12v with 8300 mAh. I keep it external to the radio of course. I use a smaller one (12v at 3A)for my old K2 since the old SLA battery died. I'm tempted to get their top-level 12v/11000mAh/6A pack for some longer endurance. The 8300mAh and 11000mAh packs also have 5v USB and 9v coaxial plugs, while the 6000mAh is only 12v/3A coaxial. The prices are all very reasonable, and the packs are compact and have tough plastic cases with power switches and LED indicators. With a Y-cable, I can plug in both the KX3 and the PX3, AND have the charger plugged in to keep the battery topped off if the drain isn't too severe. The switching wall wart chargers are even fairly quiet RF wise, as far as I've been able to tell. I DO have the NiMH pack for the KX3, and a couple of sets of Eneloops for it, but I keep them charged up for emergencies. 6000mAh Talentcell for K2: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MF70BPU/ -- $30 8300mAh Talentcell for KX3/PX3: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01337QXMA/ -- $50 11000mAh Talentcell: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016BJCRUO/ -- $65 On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 8:32 PM <k...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > I am finding the same with my Eneloop NiMH batteries. It seems they are > showing diminished performance after three years in my KX3. This could be > a good thing as I can replace them with a higher A/hr set of batteries. > Until then I will run them into the ground. > > 72 > > Howard Kraus, K2UD > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
