[Elecraft] K3/10 on Battery?

2008-08-18 Thread Jim Miller
I've got a situation where I might need to operate my K3/10 on a battery. Since it's a one time (likely) deal I don't really want to drop a wad on this. I've got a 5ah gel cell that I could use. If pressed I could make a connection to the car accessory output aka cigarette lighter in the back

Re: [Elecraft] K3/10 on Battery?

2008-08-18 Thread Bob Tellefsen
: [Elecraft] K3/10 on Battery? I've got a situation where I might need to operate my K3/10 on a battery. Since it's a one time (likely) deal I don't really want to drop a wad on this. I've got a 5ah gel cell that I could use. If pressed I could make a connection to the car accessory output aka

[Elecraft] K3/10 on Battery?

2008-08-18 Thread Dave G4AON
Jim My K3/100 works fine on a leisure battery (110 Ah), there are no nasty surprises on lower voltages with the K3 quite happy on 11 ~ 11.5 volts. Whether a battery is happy with low voltage is another matter! Your K3/10 should be fine from your van battery for that short time. The rule of