I have a bunch of gel cells sitting around here that have been
subjected to stress like that and yeah, they go down in efficiency,
but I sure would not throw them out if they are working. I might not
get as good a time as if I had taken care of them, but they are still
useful.
Unless it is really bothering you, I would continue to use the thing.
Randy Rathbun
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On Jul 3, 2005, at 10:19 PM, Charles B. Wilber wrote:
I recently installed the KBT2 internal battery kit in my K2. I
bought this kit
from a ham in Australia who had installed it in his K2 and later
removed it.
Consequently, it had been all assembled prior to my receiving it. I
had only to
move the various components to my existing cover, mount the
connector jack on
the main circuit board and plug everything in. I charged the
battery overnight
and read a voltage of 12.5V the next morning. I then removed the
external power
supply and turned the K2 on. With the backlight turned off (LCD =
Day) and the
AF gain at 33% volume, the battery voltage dropped from 12.5 volts
to 9.3 volts
in four hours.
After receiving the kit, I left it on my shelf for almost a year
before doing
anything with it. When I finished installing it in my K2 a couple
days ago, the
battery voltage was 8.9 volts before I charged it up. Given the
relatively rapid
rate at which the battery seems to have been depleted, I am
wondering if sitting
on the shelf for a year at a charge below 10 volts has ruined the
battery.
Should I assume it has and just buy a replacement battery?
73,
Charlie
N1AOK
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