Re: [Elecraft] LiFePO4 Battery Pack Performance

2012-08-03 Thread Pierre
A question: I have an automatic sealed battery charger for my 12V Pb-Ac battery. From: http://www.ctcbattery.com/LiFePO4-Rechargeable-Battery/CTC-12-8V-4-5Ah-57-6Wh-Lithium-Iron-Phosphate-LiFePO4-Rechargeable-Battery I read Require no change to a lead acid battery charging system Does it means

Re: [Elecraft] LiFePO4 Battery Pack Performance

2012-08-03 Thread Ignacy
This batter seems to have a PCB that prevents overcharging so you may be good with any charger. A good lead acid battery charger should have a cutoff at about 14.5 V, which is good for 12.8V LiFePO4 battery. I found that some chargers actually produce up to 18V but perhaps at a very low current.

Re: [Elecraft] LiFePO4 Battery Pack Performance

2012-08-03 Thread Fred Townsend
play the violin before.' 73 Fred, AE6QL -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Pierre Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 6:31 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] LiFePO4 Battery Pack Performance

[Elecraft] LiFePO4 Battery Pack Performance

2012-08-02 Thread John Lally
I recently purchased a 4 cell LiFePO4 12.8v 4.5ah battery. I fully charged the battery to 14.4v and then hooked it up to my KX3. Total hours of run time = 21.4 hrs. Settings = backlight off, high power and all the other settings in normal positions. I transmitted in ssb for what would be a