Looking on ebay, there are no less that 9 sellers that have this item. Most of the closeup shots on all the auctions have a visible URL on the side of the battery pack for http://windcamp-gear.com which does not have a battery box anywhere on the website, so who knows who is actually making or selling these.
-Eric On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 11:41 AM <ktalb...@gamewood.net> wrote: > I have one and enjoy it. I does make the KX3 with rollover handles, > heatsink, and cover 1/3 taller and heavy - about 3 lbs. 12 oz. The battery > box has a second coaxial jack to power accessories. It has a balancing > charger connection for use with a RC airplane/car/boat charger. I have an > AC/DC input charger which is very convenient at home or in the field. It > comes with a ubiquitous 12.6 volt 110 VAC charger which does the job but > does not balance the cells. It is made for flat-top cells. I think button > cells would be too long. The battery lasts FOREVER. In fact it might be > overkill. I'll let you do the math, but for me it is more than enough for a > typical 48 hour CW contest (including naps). Your mileage will vary > depending upon the quality of the cells you select. > > At first blush it seems expensive. As an accessory for your $1500 radio it > is a bargain. It is well made and creates a well-integrated package. > > GL de ken ke4rg > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> > On > Behalf Of Henry Pollock - K4TMC > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 1:09 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Subject: [Elecraft] Windcamp X3 Li-ion Battery Box usage? > > I keep seeing these on eBay. They look neat with packaging that matches, > and attaches to, the KX3. Looks like a good way to have an external > battery > pack versus keeping batteries inside the KX3. Wonder if anyone has tried > one of these? > > Windcamp says to only use the 18650 batteries with a flat anode. The only > ones that seem to meet that specification are the 3400mah NCR18650B variety > made for Panasonic. There are other 18650 batteries available with higher > capacity (5000+mah), but they have the smaller rounded anode like normal AA > batteries. Any thoughts on this? > > 73, > > Henry - K4TMC > > K3+/100, K2/100, KX3 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ktalb...@gamewood.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 garn...@gmail.com > -- --Eric _________________________________________ Eric Garner ______________________________________________________________ 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
