And, btw, I got a replacement non-Icom battery with greater amp-hour storage. However, it has to be mounted with a sledgehammer. <sigh>
On 12/22/2015 10:23 AM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote: > Chris Prata wrote: > > >> One disadvantage is that most if not all handhelds cannot transmit > >> when plugged in, too much current. I believe I read that a few wont > >> run at all while charging > > My ICOM A-24 came with the following warnings: > > CAUTION: To avoid damage to the transceiver, turn the > power OFF while charging. > > NEVER connect the transceiver to an AC outlet or to a > power source of more than 11.5 V DC. Such a connection will > damage the transceiver. > > DO NOT charge BP-210N more than 12 hours. Otherwise, > BP-210N will be damaged. BP-210N must be charged for > 8?12 hours only. > > These limitations really surprised me. If you can't operate it while > charging, this rules out using it as the primary radio in an airplane > unless you carry spare batteries, which is a non-starter in my book. > Can't hook it to anything more than 11.5 Vdc? That's another > non-starter. Can't charge it more than 8-12 hours without damaging > the battery? That's just plain unreasonable. I'd have thought a high > tech electronics company could incorporate some smart charging > capability that's fairly common in the marketplace. > > So I carry my A-24 in my flight bag when I go on trips as a backup, > and that's about all it does for me. Most of the time it sits on my > bench. Apparently (if you believe the instructions), I can't even use > it to listen to local airport traffic while I'm at the hangar, unless > I want to risk completely discharging the battery (another evil > mentioned in the manual), or overcharging the battery (even worse, > apparently)... > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options
