Carl,
I know little about the K2 battery but assume that it is nickle-cadmium or
nickle-metal-hydride and probably consists of 10 or so cells in series.
When such a battery is completely discharged the amount of charge needed by
each of the individual cells becomes unbalanced. For this
Don:
The K2 internal battery is a gel-cell (or sealed lead-acid) battery, not
NiCd or NiMH, but much of your discussion probably still applies. It
may take a while for the equalization charge to get all the (6) cells
charged to full potential, which is always true, but might be more so
when
I just recently replaced the battery in my K2. I ordered from Elecraft,
so this is the approved battery. Last week, after a lengthy QSO, I
forgot to turn the rig off, and when I noticed it the next day that
battery was completely depeleted. I charged it up for 24 hours with a
14v supply and
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