Similarly, with the advance in battery technology, the lead acid battery in K2
should be now advanced to a LiFePo pack as well. There are ample space inside
the K2 for installing a new charging circuit board. This will greatly reduce
the weight of a battery powered K2 and give much longer operating period.
73
Johnny VR2XMC
寄件人︰ Erlend Grimseid <[email protected]>
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傳送日期︰ 2016年07月6日 (週三) 6:37 AM
主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] Battery Pack Mod for the KX3
+1 me to.
I have an lifepo4 battery consisting of 8 aa cells. (4s2p) External of
course. Good for a couple of hours of light use. About 2ah.
La4tta
Erlend
5. jul. 2016 11:49 p.m. skrev "Peter Lambert" <[email protected]>:
> I'd definitely buy an LiFePO4 pack and INTERNAL charger board upgrade
> too. But only if the batteries can be charged while inside the KX3. I'd
> leave it the way it is if it meant opening the case to remove the batteries
> for charging.
>
> 73's Peter VK4JD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Doug Kingston
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 July 2016 7:39 AM
> To: Dan Baker
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Battery Pack Mod for the KX3
>
> +1. That is definitely a upgrade I would buy.
>
> On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 7:22 PM, Dan Baker <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I would like to be able to get rid of the AA cell holders inside the
> > KX3, and go with a battery pack similar to the KX2. LiFePO4 would be a
> > nice choice in a battery. For instance, I am very happy with
> > Bioennopower products, www.bioennopower.com Something similer would be
> > very nice. Wayne could write the firmware for different battery types
> > to accommodate charging inside the rig. Then Elecraft could sell us
> > some new parts to make the mod. I think there are more than a few of
> > us that would appreciate not having to take AA’s out of the rig. And
> > the added benefits of LiFePO4 are great.
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Dan KM6CQ
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