Re: [Elecraft] K2 battery leak warning

2009-01-16 Thread David Pratt
In a recent message, Bob Boehmer wrote ... >When I removed the battery I discovered that the negative terminal and >crimp on connector were badly corroded. >I assume that over time I cooked the battery and caused the leak. > >So anybody who leaves their K2 battery float charging may want to open

[Elecraft] K2 battery leak warning

2009-01-16 Thread Bob Boehmer
I just replaced the battery in my K2 yesterday. I am pretty sure that the last time I replaced it was spring/summer of 2007 so I expected to get more life from it. When I removed the battery I discovered that the negative terminal and crimp on connector were badly corroded. After removing the ba