Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Internal battery issue

Thanks Mark and Matt. I’ll report back when I know more! Tony > On 10 Apr 2017, at 18:14, Mark Petiford via Elecraft > wrote: > > Tony, > Your voltages are NOT normal. Matt's suggestions are good ones. You should > also, as soon as possible, take the cells out

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Internal battery issue

Oops!  Pressed SEND before signing my previous e-mail. Mark, KE6BB On Monday, April 10, 2017 10:14 AM, Mark Petiford wrote: Tony, Your voltages are NOT normal.  Matt's suggestions are good ones.  You should also, as soon as possible, take the cells out of the

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Internal battery issue

Tony, Your voltages are NOT normal.  Matt's suggestions are good ones.  You should also, as soon as possible, take the cells out of the holder and do two things: 1.  Inspect each cell for damage to the plastic cover that is around each cell.  Look around the positive terminal for damage that

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Internal battery issue

You may have a bad cell in your Eneloops. Try monitoring the current drain while discharging the battery. At idle, it should be200 mA or less. If it's much more than that, there may be a different problem with the KX3 itself. But I'd guess you're looking for a single bad cells in the

[Elecraft] KX3 Internal battery issue

Hi, I have a new (last week) KX3 built by Waters and Stanton in the UK. It has all the extras other than the 2m/4m Transverter. I have installed a fully charged and new set of Eneloop 1900mah NiMH batteries. If I trun the radio on the battery voltage drops from 10.9 volts to 7.9 volts over