Mike - A new design could have a sealed holder for the batteries or at
least some sort of tray. But I don't share your general concern if the
batteries are of established quality and the charging circuit is
designed correctly.
Speaker wise, I use stereo phones so a jumper from the board to a
separate connector on the back of the top for an external speaker would
preserve the existing functionality that I prefer.
73, Steve WB6RSE
On Aug 27, 2004, at 8:17 AM, Mike Morrow wrote:
Steve wrote:
What I'd like to see is a K1 top ... with a connector on the
back for the charging voltage input.
I would *not* be comfortable charging batteries inside the K1 case,
since
there's no barrier around the batteries to prevent chemical leakage on
to
the K1 PCBs.
A connector for an external speaker would be a simple add.
That connector is already there. The audio output to the speaker is
exactly
the same as the output to the phones. That's one reason it's an
advantage
to connect the K1 phone jack for for a mono plug (disconnect the "ring"
connection). Then the plug for mono phones or an external speaker can
be
inserted fully without shorting the audio to ground.
73,
Mike / KK5F
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