I took them out just as a prophylactic measure. I *think* I know that Ni-Cd cells don’t burst/leak over time but I would rather not perform that experiment with a KX3.
My Bioenno battery is a small price (in $ and peace of mind) to ensure that I don’t destroy my radio. :) 72, Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 Grid: FN20is Bureaucracy is always in search of self-preservation. — AA7BQ > On Jul 26, 2022, at 22:18, Gwen Patton <[email protected]> wrote: > > I stopped keeping batteries (NiMH) in the internal tray when the rig got > stuck in an error state while trying to update the firmware. The fix for > the issue was to remove all power to the radio for a short time, maybe half > a minute, then restore power and update the firmware again. Trouble is, if > you have batteries in the internal tray, it can't drop all power unless you > open the radio and remove the batteries. After I did that, I simply did not > return the batteries to the radio. They are now happily in use powering a > Roland MIDI Wind Controller. If I need to power the KX3 in the field, or > during a power outage, I will use an external battery pack. > > If it disables the RTC, I hadn't noticed the lack. So at least for me it > wasn't an issue. > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > 73, > Gwen, NG3P > > >> On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 8:15 PM Walter Underwood <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I have Eneloop Pro batteries in mine. I replaced them (originally called >> Eneloop XX) after seven years. A bit after that, one had a small leak. So >> mine are now on a five year replacement schedule. >> >> wunder >> K6WRU >> Walter Underwood >> https://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) >> >>> On Jul 26, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> On 7/26/2022 4:56 PM, Doug Plunkett wrote: >>>> to avoid the rare instance of a battery leaking onto the circuitry. >>> >>> Several years ago, I switched away from lead-acid batteries in most of >> equipment that uses AA and AAA cells in favor of NiMH rechargeables, after >> reading that they are far less likely to leak. So far, no leaks. >>> >>> From the beginning, at least five years ago, the batteries in my KX3 >> have been high-capacity NiMH that I bought at Pacificon. >>> >>> 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] >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
