Johnny, Take a look at my website article to see how I connected a SmartCharger to the K2 internal battery. See www.w3fpr.com. True, the battery and charger are different, but the concept is the same. The battery connection should be fused for safety.
73, Don W3FPR Johnny Siu wrote: > Hello Group, > > 3.7v 3300mAH Li-Po cells are cheaply available locally. Multifunction > balance intelligent chargers are cheap as well. I am seriously thinking of > replacing the lead acid cell inside the KBT2 with 3 x 3.7v Li-Po cells. > > However, charging of the Li-Po cells requires multifunction charger. The > existing battery circuity inside K2 seems not fit for this purpose. A direct > connection to the battery terminals is required. > > I would be grateful if any of you could advise me the 'do' and 'don't' that I > should pay attention to. > > With the Li-Po cells installed, the weight of K2 QRP will be much reduced > with more battery capacity. K2 is even more suitable for ARES purposes. > > Looking forward to your advice. > > TNX & 73 > > Johnny VR2XMC > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
