Re: [Elecraft] K2 PS-1229 Battery???

2011-11-08 Thread Nigel (Nidge) Smith
Hi David and Stephen Thanks very much for the replies to my enquiry and I've followed the advice from both of you and got a slightly lower capacity battery (2.3Ah) from an Ebay trade for just under 9GBP+postage (total 13.45GBP) I did get a reply from Powersonic UK who pointed me to one of their

[Elecraft] K2 PS-1229 Battery???

2011-11-07 Thread Nigel (Nidge) Smith
Hi All I recentley aquired a complete battery kit for the K2 off of Ebay. The kit had been purchased by the seller but never built and came complete with the Powersonic PS-1229 battery. Now here's the rub. The battery must have been sat for sometime and now refuses to charge. After 16hrs of

Re: [Elecraft] K2 PS-1229 Battery???

2011-11-07 Thread Stephen Prior
Nidge, I don't have the K2 anymore, but still have the battery. It's a Yuasa NP2.3-12, and, as you say, it's really intended for standby use. I had a long chat with a fellow from the UK company I bought it from (sorry, I can't remember the details), and he told me that he was using the same

Re: [Elecraft] K2 PS-1229 Battery???

2011-11-07 Thread David Pratt
Nidge - I have recently bought a Power-Sonic PS1221 12V 2.1Ah battery from www.battery-force.co.uk It is physically the same size as the PS1229 but of lower Ah. It works perfectly in my K2. It will cost you 15.44 including vat and PP. 73 de David G4DMP In a recent message, Nigel (Nidge) Smith