Dan, Let me start with a "smart comment" - not all things in life are easy.
The batteries should be hard to remove because of the spring tension - if it were easy, than the contact pressure would be questionable. As far as your fingers aging, while that may be true, I don't think that is a major factor here - it just makes plain sense to have adequate spring pressure on the battery contacts. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/3/2012 9:32 PM, Daniel B. Curtis wrote: > I also found it hard to remove the batteries from the holders. > The 4 slots (2 on each holder) at the end of each holder have retainers. > Either my fingers are starting to age, or these are hard to remove. > > Dan > N6WN > --------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 20:49:47 -0700 > From: "Erik Basilier" <ebasil...@cox.net> > Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 interal battery charger > To: <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Message-ID: <008101cd58ce$e459a580$ad0cf080$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > JP wrote: All battery packs, regardless of chemistry, benefit from a > periodic balance/equalize charge. > > > > Do you have any specific recommendation on how often one needs to take out > the NiMH batteries to balance them? > > The KX3 battery holders are very solid (good) but I find it difficult to > remove the batteries, as significant force is needed. I have a set of NiMH > in there, and my default plan is to just leave them there for as long as > possible. I hope I can install the charger when it arrives without removing > the batteries. And, I am running on external power whenever I can, so that > the internal batteries won't need to be charged until the internal charger > arrives. > > > > 73, > > Erik K7TV > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
