Hi Don,
The Li-Poly battery I have when fully charged is 16.63 VDC.
It will discharge as I am using it. I tried a 13.0 VDC zener diode but with
the protective circuitry on the battery it will shut down the battery.
I am going to experiment with a resistor in line to lower the voltage.
72 and Thanks,
Ron Polityka
WB3AAL
www.wb3aal.com
www.n3epa.org/
K1 - SN 01011
K2 - SN 01392
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Wilhelm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ron Polityka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ".Elecraft"
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Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 8:12 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K1 Dumb Question
-----Original Message-----
What would happen if you connected the K1 up to say 16 vdc?
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Ron,
OK, I'll go out on a limb here and say that probably nothing would happen
if
the K1 were accidently connected to 16 volts. 20 volts create a problem
but
I don't believe 16 volts would matter.
However, since the spec voltage range for the K1 is 15 volts on the high
end, I would not vouch for long term operation at 16 volts. If you have a
power supply that is developing 16 volts, put a couple of adequately high
current diodes in series on the K1 power lead.
73,
Don W3FPR
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