Charles - A well charged Gel Cell should have a voltage in the neighborhood
of 13.2 to 13.8 V. It appears that you did not fully charge the battery, or
the battery is incapable of accepting a good charge. Others have pointed
this out as well, you need a charger/supply that is capable of of
I recently installed the KBT2 internal battery kit in my K2. I bought this kit
from a ham in Australia who had installed it in his K2 and later removed it.
Consequently, it had been all assembled prior to my receiving it. I had only to
move the various components to my existing cover, mount the
I have a bunch of gel cells sitting around here that have been
subjected to stress like that and yeah, they go down in efficiency,
but I sure would not throw them out if they are working. I might not
get as good a time as if I had taken care of them, but they are still
useful.
Unless it
Charlie,
It is likely that you ddid not have the battery fully charged. What was the
voltage out of your power supply - a standard 13.8 volt supply will not
adequately charge the battery (see the Elecraft internal battery manual).
Before you give up on the battery, try putting a 14.3 volt power
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