[Elecraft] 12V 7A gel cell source?

Wed Apr 9 12:05:01 2003

Hi Rich,

Thanks much. I'll look into it. I'm sure that's what I'm looking for.

Ken

At 10:35 PM 4/8/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>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" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>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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