[Elecraft] FS: K1 and KX1 owners! Yuasa NPO.8-12 12v 0.8Ah gel cells available CHEAP!

[John Clifford]

Greetings fellow Elecrafters,

Somehow I have ended up with a bunch of brand-new Yuasa 12v 
0.8 amp-hour gel cells (well, I got them at a GOOD price).  
Each battery is about the size of a pack of playing cards and 
weighs just over 11 oz.  They are approximately 3-3/4" wide x 
2-3/8" high x 1" deep, with a 3/8" overhand on one side for 
the connector wire (red and black wires that end in a 
'Mate-n-Lok' plug similar to, if not identical to, that used 
to plug in the K2's optional internal battery).

I use these as portable power packs for my HTs (I run two in 
parallel), by replacing the plug with Anderson Powerpole 
connectors (I have a Powerpole to circular plug adapter made 
up for my HTs).  Why do I like these over AA battery packs?  
They're cheap, they're rugged, it's hard to lose one battery 
(and thus you can't get full voltage), and they're easy to 
charge... just hook 'em up to your cigarette lighter outlet 
in your car, a cheap 12v solar panel, or to your shack's 12v 
(13.8v) power supply.  Of course, you can use any battery 
charger designed for 12v gel cells with them also.
 
They would make GREAT batteries for the KX1 and K1 units, and 
of course they'll work with the K2 also.  They also work 
great as power packs for any HT or portable QRP rig that can 
run off of 12v, or do what I've done and put a few diodes in 
line to step down the voltage to work with units like the 
Icom T90A.  A clever ham (redundant term) should be able to 
do lots of creative things with these batteries (make power 
packs for PDAs, cell phones, GPSs, etc.).

I have around 140 give or take, and they're first-come, first 
served.  When I run out, I'll post back on the reflector and 
I'll refund any payments that I can't ship to (I'm a verified 
PayPal'er, with more than 100 satisfied customers, and you 
can get my home address via my callsign).  I guarantee these 
batteries will work, hold a charge, and are BRAND-NEW and 
unused, or I'll refund your money.

These list for $16.95 each at Mouser Electronics (the 
Power-Sonic brand equivalent).  I'm selling them for $6 each 
(that's almost $11 LOWER than Mouser's price), or $10 for two 
($5 each, $12 less than Mouser's price), plus $4 shipping 
(for one OR two batteries) to your continental US address via 
USPS Priority Mail.  You can pay me via PayPal at kd7kgx at 
arrl.net, and I'll ship within 24 hours of receiving your payment.  

Thanks for your time and 73,

 - jgc

John Clifford KD7KGX

Elecraft K2 #1678 /KSB2/KIO2/KBT2/KAT2/KNB2/KAF2/KPA100
Ten-Tec Omni VI/Opt1, Centaur, 238B
Alinco DR-605TQ, DJ-V5
Icom T90A

IRLP #3978

email: kd7kgx at arrl.net