I am among those not thrilled with the KXBC3. A few simple changes could improve it, however: 1) A top-off or balancing mode where the charger would charge at a 50ma rate, with a charge time up to 24 hrs at that rate. 2. More full-current charge times available. Why not allow 1-16 hrs in one hour increments? Why the restrictions? Are we in Moscow? Or worse yet, Cupertino?
My RC smart charger, a Triton, peak charges NiCd and NiMH packs at 200ma (or whatever I want) and rarely misses a peak. When it does, either the backup total time cutoff, or total current in cutoff, does. I understand why Elecraft would not want a high-current charger inside the KX3. But to say a peak detection charger isnt practical is just not true IMHO. Oh, and my Triton is old enough to vote. On a brief off-topic note, unable to make a CW contact this morning at 2am, I discovered two guys chatting on RTTY in Florida (I am in CA). WHAT THE HELL, I thought, I whipped out my KX3 manual and put the KX3 into FSK mode and their QSO started to print. I gave one of them a call, and he answered. With 5 watts, I worked him on RTTY from my KX3 using the CW paddles. Unfreakingbelievable! 73 Eric WD6DBM Sent from the metering jack on my Heathkit Twoer ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
