[Elecraft] K1 & KBT1

[Steve Lawrence]

Mike - A new design could have a sealed holder for the batteries or at 
least some sort of tray. But I don't share your general concern if the 
batteries are of established quality and the charging circuit is 
designed correctly.

Speaker wise, I use stereo phones so a jumper from the board to a 
separate connector on the back of the top for an external speaker would 
preserve the existing functionality that I prefer.

73, Steve WB6RSE


On Aug 27, 2004, at 8:17 AM, Mike Morrow wrote:

> Steve wrote:
>
>> What I'd like to see is a K1 top ... with a connector on the
>> back for the charging voltage input.
>
> I would *not* be comfortable charging batteries inside the K1 case, 
> since
> there's no barrier around the batteries to prevent chemical leakage on 
> to
> the K1 PCBs.
>
>> A connector for an external speaker would be a simple add.
>
>
> That connector is already there.  The audio output to the speaker is 
> exactly
> the same as the output to the phones.  That's one reason it's an 
> advantage
> to connect the K1 phone jack for for a mono plug (disconnect the "ring"
> connection).  Then the plug for mono phones or an external speaker can 
> be
> inserted fully without shorting the audio to ground.
>
> 73,
> Mike / KK5F
>
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