Lance, The KXBC3 will not charge just any kind of battery - it must be of the NiMH chemistry if you are to be successful. . There are many battery chemistry types out there - in the AA size, the most common rechargable is the NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride) is one of the more common, and that is the type that the KXBC3 was designed to charge.
Yes, there are more exotic batteries, but the one advantage of NiMH that does not exist with many of the others is that should the rechargeables be depleted and you need to operate, go to the nearest drug, grocery, office supply, Walmart, K-Mart, etc and you can buy alkaline AA batteries that will keep you going - other specialized battery types may last longer or give higher voltages, but when they are depleted, you cannot substitute commonly available AA batteries. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/16/2012 6:47 PM, Lance Collister, W7GJ wrote: > I have ordered the KXBC3 for my KX3 and hope to install it soon. I know > nothing > about rechargeable batteries, and would like some guidance. Will the KXBC3 > handle > automatic charging of any batteries I put into the battery pack? Do I just > run up to > 15 VDC into the KX3 power jack and it automatically charges up whatever is ______________________________________________________________ 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
