[Elecraft] make a portable battery pack at home

[Larry Cahoon]

At 04:06 PM 4/10/2002 -0400, Brien Pepperdine wrote:

>I see the K1 pack from Elecraft uses eight batteries, but I wonder if a 10
>pack might be better if I am putting together a battery pack from the
>plastic holders I can get at the local electronics supply store..
>advisable?

I vote for the set of 10 NiMH batteries.  If you can charge them within a 
few days of when you plan to use them they will last as well as a set of 
Alkaline AAs.  Then when you get back you can charge them up for another trip.

>NiCad and NiMH batteries are
>nominally about 1.2 to 1.25 volts
>but supposedly maintain that level pretty much throughout their discharge,
>which means a nominal 12 volt package if ten batteries are used.
>(only around 9.6 volts if 8 cells are utilized).


73 de Larry........WD3P in MD
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