Thanks! I really do appreciate the advice! Doug KE0GOM
Sent from my iPad > On Jul 27, 2022, at 7:14 AM, Rich WC3T <r...@wc3t.us> wrote: > > I took them out just as a prophylactic measure. I *think* I know that Ni-Cd > cells don’t burst/leak over time but I would rather not perform that > experiment with a KX3. > > My Bioenno battery is a small price (in $ and peace of mind) to ensure that I > don’t destroy my radio. :) > > 72, > Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 > Grid: FN20is > Bureaucracy is always in search of self-preservation. — AA7BQ > >> On Jul 26, 2022, at 22:18, Gwen Patton <ard...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I stopped keeping batteries (NiMH) in the internal tray when the rig got >> stuck in an error state while trying to update the firmware. The fix for >> the issue was to remove all power to the radio for a short time, maybe half >> a minute, then restore power and update the firmware again. Trouble is, if >> you have batteries in the internal tray, it can't drop all power unless you >> open the radio and remove the batteries. After I did that, I simply did not >> return the batteries to the radio. They are now happily in use powering a >> Roland MIDI Wind Controller. If I need to power the KX3 in the field, or >> during a power outage, I will use an external battery pack. >> >> If it disables the RTC, I hadn't noticed the lack. So at least for me it >> wasn't an issue. >> >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >> 73, >> Gwen, NG3P >> >> >>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 8:15 PM Walter Underwood <wun...@wunderwood.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I have Eneloop Pro batteries in mine. I replaced them (originally called >>> Eneloop XX) after seven years. A bit after that, one had a small leak. So >>> mine are now on a five year replacement schedule. >>> >>> wunder >>> K6WRU >>> Walter Underwood >>> https://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) >>> >>>> On Jul 26, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 7/26/2022 4:56 PM, Doug Plunkett wrote: >>>>>> to avoid the rare instance of a battery leaking onto the circuitry. >>>>> >>>>> Several years ago, I switched away from lead-acid batteries in most of >>> equipment that uses AA and AAA cells in favor of NiMH rechargeables, after >>> reading that they are far less likely to leak. So far, no leaks. >>>> >>>> From the beginning, at least five years ago, the batteries in my KX3 >>> have been high-capacity NiMH that I bought at Pacificon. >>>> >>>> 73, Jim K9YC >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> 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 wun...@wunderwood.org >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 ard...@gmail.com >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 hdplunk...@comcast.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
