Re: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem

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> On Jan 30, 2017, at 11:14 AM, Jim Rhodes  wrote:
> 
> Yes I had done that already. Am wondering if there might be a problem on
> the other end of the wire. But it does sense the voltage of the batteries
> when turned on with external power. I removed the charger, then the
> unplugged and plugged the connector back in after checking that it showed
> proper voltage on both sets of contacts. Then reinstalled charger board.
> Made no difference. Guess I better contact Elecraft support.
> 
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 12:40 AM, Mark Petiford via Elecraft <
> elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
>> Re:  << My KX3 has suddenly decided that it doesn't want to turn on on
>> battery power...so I plugged it in, turned it on, went to menu to turn on
>> charger and got "BAT ERR" message >>
>> 
>> I had a similar problem several years ago, and the problem was that the
>> battery connector that connects the cell holder to the circuit board wasn't
>> fully inserted into the pins on the circuit board.  Open the KX3 up and
>> make sure the connector is fully mated.
>> 
>> That would make some sense.  The KXBC3 Charger Installation and Operating
>> instructions say the BAT ERR is due to, "Battery missing or battery voltage
>> out of range due to a fully charged pack or a defective or missing cell."
>> An intermittent connection would probably fit that description.
>> 
>> Mark,
>> KE6BB
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem

[Mark via Elecraft]

Re:  <<  contact Elecraft support. >>
I agree.  Sounds like you checked the items that are accessible.

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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem

[Jim Rhodes]

The batteries were close to full charge, each cell measured 1.3 volts, give
or take a little. And the charging supply is set to 14.5 V. So the BAT ERR
may be from being full charged, or a bad connection somewhere. I pulled the
charger board, unplugged the connector, checked that both sets of contacts
showed proper voltage then plugged it back in, then plugged charger board
back in. Guess I should have included that in original post. Time to call
the guys at Elecraft I guess.

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 7:37 AM, Bob N3MNT  wrote:

> You can get BAT ERR if the batteries are fully charged, overly discharged,
> have one or more bad cells, or the charge voltage is too low <13.8V
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem

[Jim Rhodes]

Yes I had done that already. Am wondering if there might be a problem on
the other end of the wire. But it does sense the voltage of the batteries
when turned on with external power. I removed the charger, then the
unplugged and plugged the connector back in after checking that it showed
proper voltage on both sets of contacts. Then reinstalled charger board.
Made no difference. Guess I better contact Elecraft support.

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 12:40 AM, Mark Petiford via Elecraft <
elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Re:  << My KX3 has suddenly decided that it doesn't want to turn on on
> battery power...so I plugged it in, turned it on, went to menu to turn on
> charger and got "BAT ERR" message >>
>
> I had a similar problem several years ago, and the problem was that the
> battery connector that connects the cell holder to the circuit board wasn't
> fully inserted into the pins on the circuit board.  Open the KX3 up and
> make sure the connector is fully mated.
>
> That would make some sense.  The KXBC3 Charger Installation and Operating
> instructions say the BAT ERR is due to, "Battery missing or battery voltage
> out of range due to a fully charged pack or a defective or missing cell."
> An intermittent connection would probably fit that description.
>
> Mark,
> KE6BB
>
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem

[Lee Thompson]

That’s what I was thinking, still had full function of the radio.

Lee, WA8QFE



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You can get BAT ERR if the batteries are fully charged, overly discharged,
have one or more bad cells, or the charge voltage is too low <13.8V



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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem

[Bob N3MNT]

You can get BAT ERR if the batteries are fully charged, overly discharged,
have one or more bad cells, or the charge voltage is too low <13.8V



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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem

[Mark Petiford via Elecraft]

Re:  << My KX3 has suddenly decided that it doesn't want to turn on on battery 
power...so I plugged it in, turned it on, went to menu to turn on charger and 
got "BAT ERR" message >>

I had a similar problem several years ago, and the problem was that the battery 
connector that connects the cell holder to the circuit board wasn't fully 
inserted into the pins on the circuit board.  Open the KX3 up and make sure the 
connector is fully mated.

That would make some sense.  The KXBC3 Charger Installation and Operating 
instructions say the BAT ERR is due to, "Battery missing or battery voltage out 
of range due to a fully charged pack or a defective or missing cell."  An 
intermittent connection would probably fit that description.

Mark,
KE6BB
 

  


   
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem

[Lee Thompson]

I’ve seen the Bat ERR message also, but the radio still functions and after a 
few attempts I can get it to charge.

Lee, WA8QFE



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From: Jim Rhodes
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 5:53 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem



My KX3 has suddenly decided that it doesn't want to turn on on battery
power. It has been pretty much just sitting in a bag for the last few
months but when I tried to turn it on it wouldn't, so I thought that maybe
the batteries needed charging so I plugged it in, turned it on, went to
menu to turn on charger and got "BAT ERR" message when I did. Set display
for battery voltage and it says 10.4 volts. Anybody seen this before?

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