Hi, I've got a Bioenno battery (it's so good!) and the stock 14.64 V (no-load, by my cheap meter) 4 A (claimed) charger. I'm currently planning to just leave things plugged in (mains to the charger to the battery to the radio), and I want to make sure that's safe (won't start a fire and won't damage the charger, battery, or radio).
Here's why I think it is: Will I overload the charger? No, the KX3 draws well under 4 A. If the battery is charging simultaneously, the constant-current circuitry will adjust the voltage down until the two loads together are drawing less than 4 A, at the cost of lower charging speed, lower output power, and/or higher PA heat dissipation. Will I overcharge the battery? 14.64 V works out to 3.66 V per cell, which looks like it's about 93% state of charge, which is fine for the battery long-term. Will I overvolt the radio? No, 14.64 V is under 15 V. Am I missing anything here? Is this a safe way to leave things long-term? Thanks, Julie ______________________________________________________________ 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]
