Hi Dave There are some Yuasa batteries on eBay at the moment specified as deep cycle, but I agree that most of these batteries are only designed for standby use and in most applications will only ever sit on float charge throughout their working life.
I was just hoping for one with greater capacity than the current offerings! 73 Stephen G4SJP On 31/01/2009 19:19, "Dave G4AON" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree Stephen! I only bought the KBT2-X (that's the kit w/o the > battery) and used a 2.3 AH battery as that was the largest capacity I > could find in the UK that would fit (Yuasa from memory, although I am > now on my 2nd battery and can't recall the typle). > > What ruins these batteries is being completely discharged, keeping them > fully charged shouldn't be a problem. Just don't expect too much from > the battery and replace it from time to time. > > 73 Dave, G4AON > ---------------------- > To buy a replacement from Elecraft and then pay for the 1kg battery to be > shipped from CA to the UK is crazy. I'd be grateful for any pointers from > UK readers! > > Thanks and 73 > > Stephen G4SJP > ______________________________________________________________ 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
