Here at work I have contact with a Dolby engineer that is a R/C car fanatic. He is using a new-er type of battery called LiPo, or Lithium Polymer. It seems to have a (power) gain of 2 over metal hydride batteries. And those have 60 % over Nicad from what I have heard.
I have been lugging a bare gel cell or cells around for awhile now for the K2 and the KX1. These LiPo's are 3.7 volts per cell under full load. Four gives 14.8 volts under load. They also seem to operate parallel well too. I think they are made in China. I know they can explode when charged improperly. A two stage charger seems common with them. They have very low internal resistance, as they use multiple leads internally. This seems like what we might want to go towards. Comments please from all. And oh yeah, with the Anderson Power Poles becoming common in hamming, R/C'ers seem to use a "better" gold plated connector called a "Deans Ultra Plug". The fanatic R/C'ers say Andersons have too much resistance. I have used the Elco / Edac pin and plug for 25 years. They have eight common surfaces and are good for eleven amps. Gold plated too and self wiping. Anderson only has two common surfaces. This post is also designed to take the focus away from ship dates. In my work in recording studios, TV broadcast, and feature film work I have always dreaded getting the first of ANYTHING. Quad tape machines to Hi Def servers. Our people in Aptos are always going to take ALL extra effort to get even the first ones out the door to be the same as the last ones out the door. The 75A4 and the KWM-1 were perfect in the first shipment. I had them at college. I never felt I had a part in Heath company, but I feel I have a part of Elecraft. -------------------------------------------- I love my Orion 1. I bought it because I would never need another because it could be updated with a download. Then they came out with the Orion 2. -- Pete / ??? W6LAW
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