[Elecraft] K1 Dumb Question

[Paul Picking]

You could put a switch across the diodes so that you can shunt around them when the battery voltage reaches a safer level.
                                                                                                                            Paul WD8OJL
                                                                                                                                                    

Roger said:

"You can connect diodes in series with the power input. The voltage drop 
will e the junction voltage plus the the IR drop due to the current. You 
can find out the total drop by measuring the current drain and going to 
the spec sheet on the diode used. The spec sheets can be found by doing 
a Google search on the part number of the diode used.

Roger K7RXV"