[Elecraft] 12V 7A gel cell source?

[rich a.]

Hi Ken,

A couple of weeks ago at a hamfest I bought a Yuasa sealed rechargeable
lead-acid battery (NP7-12, 12v, 7.0Ah) from John Bee, owner of Quicksilver
Radio Products. He had a bunch there and was selling them for $8.00 each.

 I'm not sure what, if any, difference there is between a SLA and a "gel
cell" battery.....the distinction is a little fuzzy to me.....perhaps others
reading the list will offer more info.

He has a website ( http://www.qsradio.com/ ) but the batteries aren't shown
on the site....as a matter of fact he had several other items for sale at
the hamfest that aren't shown (yet) on his web site. I don't know if he has
any 7ah batteries left for sale but you can email hin and ask
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Knecht" <kenk2@mindspring.com>
To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 6:41 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] 12V 7A gel cell source?


> Anyone know a source for inexpensive 12V 7A gel cells? I would like two
for
> portable operation and backups for my computer UPS batteries.
>
> American Science and Surplus had them used for about $10, if I remember.
> None listed now though.  A while back someone on the QRP-L list was
selling
> maintenance pulls from medical or alarm systems for about that price, but
> I've seen nothing recently. All Electronics has them new (I assume) for
> $22. That's the best I've found so far.
>
> Anyone have any sources?
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73,  Ken W9NPP  #320
>
>
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