[Elecraft] AA NiMh inside K2

Sun Nov 23 13:18:00 2003

Does any manufacturer of battery holder make a 10 cell one for "AA"'s?  Or even two 5
cell ones!  Or possibly does anyone make a 10 cell battery box?  An all plastic one
with a
sliding lid would be nice!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Wheeler" <[email protected]>
To: "Alan WB6ZQZ" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] AA NiMh inside K2

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| Alan WB6ZQZ wrote:
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| > I'm considering installing 10 each 2200 mah AA NiMh batteries into my
| > K2 (instead of an SLA internal battery). I wonder if anyone else has
| > done this, and how well it worked. I would expect good performance on
| > reception and low power transmitting, but perhaps some difficulty on
| > higher power (10 watt) operations. Any experience??
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| I use an external 10-cell AA NiMH pack with my K1 at 5 watts with good
| success.  Current cells are 1600 mAh (I've had them for four or so
| years) but the 2200 mAh replacements are on order.
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| I plan to use this (and internal Li cells) mostly with the KX1 I'm now
| building.
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| The two issues for use inside a K2 would seem to be:
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| o Packaging:  Seems like plenty of room if you can find the right holder
| and attach it securely
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| o Charging: May have to remove it from the radio or add a charging port
| and use something like a Maha C-777 charger.  This I've not given any
| thought to since I don't have any interest in using a battery in my K2
| (which is now configured as a K2/100 and has no room for a battery!).
|
| 73, Phil
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