Re: [Elecraft] Eneloop 2500 mah batteries

2014-04-11 Thread Mark Petiford
Lane,Walter hit the nail on the head.  The KXBC3 will not overcharge your cells, and its thermal sensors will shut down the charge cycle if the cells reach their temperature limit, 0 to 40 deg. C as Walter mentioned.  Charging will resume once they cool down.  New cells shouldn't need much

Re: [Elecraft] Eneloop 2500 mah batteries

2014-04-11 Thread Greg Troxel
Just received my Sanyo eneloop 2500 mAH rechargeable batteries niMH cells..will start the charge cycle when I get home from work tonight. How long should I charge them for...this will be the first charge and I have not used the radio yet at all with these new batteries. The most

[Elecraft] Eneloop 2500 mah batteries

2014-04-10 Thread lane zeitler
Just received my Sanyo eneloop 2500 mAH rechargeable batteries niMH cells..will start the charge cycle when I get home from work tonight. How long should I charge them for...this will be the first charge and I have not used the radio yet at all with these new batteries.  Also, if I keep

Re: [Elecraft] Eneloop 2500 mah batteries

2014-04-10 Thread Walter Underwood
16 hours is a full charge, but Eneloops come with a fair amount of charge. I'd go with 8 hours. The charger will stop as soon as it detects the cells beginning to heat up. You'll see the message NOT 0 - 40C, if I remember correctly. wunder K6WRU On Apr 10, 2014, at 6:27 PM, lane zeitler