By "(will last 5 to 10 times longer, will weigh 1/5th as much)." I mean a LiFePO4 will have a total cycle life that is 5 to 10 times longer. In round numbers 2000 charge/discharge cycles vs. 200. The total life cycle cost is lower too. 5x 40 AH SLA will set you back about $300.
73, Bob, WB4SON. On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/4/2014 6:02 AM, Bob N3MNT wrote: > >> Another*KEY* consideration, especially since you indicate it is a rare DX >> >> location ( I read as air travel required) is what you will be allowed to >> take on the plane. >> > > Thanks for all the comments and ideas. Please keep them coming. > > This is NOT a DX location, no air travel. It's activation of a rare grid > on 6M in Northern California. The guys doing the climbing will drive > several hours north from San Francisco. They have to hike several miles up > a mountain, making at least two trips to get the gear they need up there. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
