For beaucoup power from a KX1, you can use a 4S1P A123 pack, and even recharge
it remotely with a small solar panel and a Genasun controller. Mine puts out
well over 5 watts with this setup, however Wayne has said this much power can
endanger the finals. So far, no problems. It is a bit
Matt,
I would cut the black wire off at the same point, then order 2 of the
crimp pins and if you cannot get the old pins out of the housing, order
a new housing too.
See the KX1 manual for assembly of the housing.
It makes no sense to me to replace the entire battery pack, you would
just
That sounds like a good idea. Just to be clear, the second set of crimp
pins would plug into the first set, in the housing, thereby giving the
leads enough space to bend when the back cover is opened and I'm replacing
the batteries?
... Matt
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 7:23 AM, Don Wilhelm
Matt,
If I understand you correctly, the answer is no, you would cut off the
old crimp pins and solder the wires to the new ones. There is a diagram
in the Final Assembly section of the manual.
If (and only if) you have the proper crimping tool, you may crimp the
leads instead of soldering,
Got it. Bottom line is, even after cutting and adding the new crimp
pins, I'll have enough wire to open the back.
Will make sure to disconnect the connector from the board when opening
up in the future!
... Matt
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On Aug 9, 2012, at 12:10 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com
Matt,
If your wire leads are more than 1.5 inches long, the original builder
did not dress the wires under the battery holders correctly. refer to
the manual instructions for the battery holder installation for the
proper way to route the battery wires.
Properly routed, the connector pulls
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Got it. Bottom line
Of course, Ron is correct, those crimp pins can be removed from the
housing, but I have seen many that had the crimp pins mangled so neither
the crimp pins nor the housing were able to be salvaged.
As far as removing the back without popping the connector, yes, it can
be done, but the
Hi there,
I recently purchased a slightly used KX1.
Went to use it in the field last week, and as I was popping in
batteries to the internal pack, the red wire broke at the point at
which it it is soldered to the little whit clip that connects to the
transceiver.
Can I easily replace the
I found the same in the KX1 kit I've just finished - they were way too short
to do the job any which way I tried. I finished by replacing them with
longer steel fittings and hex nuts. It made me wonder whether the screws in
my kit were the wrong spec, or whether the profile of the plastic battery
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 battery holder screws too short!
I found the same in the KX1 kit I've just finished - they were way too short
to do the job any
Chuck,
Yes - grinding down the nubs was a bad move. I didn't measure my screws, but
they were too short to even get one turn into the threaded hole. Like you, I
suspect they are just too short for the job.
To remove the paint from the case, I found the easiest way was to use a
Dremel tool with
It is unfortunate, but screw manufacturers do not specify tolerances on
the length of the screws, so yes, the length will vary from batch to
batch. If the 1/8 inch screws were really 1/8 inch long, there would
be no problem.
Since I build and repair a number of KX1s, I have ordered some black
The supplied screws have about 0.1 inches of thread. The battery holders use
up most of that save about one thread to screw into the bottom cover. Not
enough. I would like about 0.15 or 0.16 inches which is what I used. Works
great. Uses all the threads in the bottom cover.
Small issue, but
Just a quick question, my cell phone uses
a lithium Ion battery that is 3.7 volts at
1100mAh, four would do 14.8 volts and would be much smaller
than AA batteries. I think you could actually fit
6 in the space of 6 AA batteries.
Is 14.8 volts to much for a KX1?
Brett
N2DTS
Brett,
The KX1 is speced up to 14 volts, so you are a bit on the high side.
You could use a couple diodes in series with the batteries to drop the
voltage level if you can fit everything inside the case.
I will go out on a limb (and Wayne might correct me too G) and say
that the most
In a message dated 22/04/05 19:50:27 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I had a 33 Ohm resistor of 5W in stock which was only 0,3 inch, so it fits
very nicely. I have mounted it on the component side of the pcb, otherwise
it gets in the way of the battery!
The result is very
Hi all,
Some days ago I posted a message regarding the charging of NiMh battery's. I
got only one reaction, so I guess many are wondering what is a good way! I
decided to go for the experimental way and did the following:
- Measure the supply voltage, we call that U1;
- Measure the battery
I for one would at least like to hear if someone see any remote problem with
this type of mod?
KI4DGH
Chuck
From: Dick Harms PA2DW [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/04/22 Fri PM 01:49:12 CDT
To: 'Elecraft Reflector' elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KX1 battery
Hi all,
Some
Does anyone of you have experience charging Ni-Mh cells in the KX1? I have
2400 mA/h cells installed and if I am right, a 33 Ohm resistor accross D3,
would charge these cells in app. 10 hours.
I saw Paul W0RW's post awhile ago about his Ni-CAd battery mod. I don't know
or understand very
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