Jonathan:
There would be no problem using the 7ah gel cell if you ran the K2 at 5
Watts. 50 Watts is something else. First of all, the 7ah rating is
based on a 20 hour discharge. This means you will get 7ah out of the
battery if you draw 350 ma for 20 hours. But you won't be able to draw
7 amps for 1 hour. With the K2, you'd get about 24 hours of
receive-only with that battery. And I suspect the K2 running 50 Watts
will draw a lot more than 7 amps. At 50 Watts, I'm guessing you might
be able to do some heavy operating for 2-3 hours before the battery
bites the dust. My suggestion would be to stick to 5 Watts, unless a
desired contact can't hear you, then crank it up as needed.
Good luck and 73's,
John AA0VE
Gottlieb, Jonathan wrote:
Does anybody have any experience using the HFProjects Power-Pak with a K2/100?
It is a nice 12v 7ah gel cell with built in trickle charger
(www.hfprojects.com). I wouldn't expect it to power the K2/100 at full 100
Watts, but I'm thinking it would be a good way to have a nice power supply for
camping or traveling and run the k2/100 at 35-50 watts. Please let me know if
anybody has used this successfully.
Jonathan Gottlieb
WA3WDK
k2/100 #4856
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