[Elecraft] KBT2 charging question

[Don Wilhelm]

Fred,

Not a design glitch IMHO - there is no way that Elecraft can redesign the
float voltage for an SLA battery!! plus:
I for one would not eliminate the series protective diode, so unless someone
comes up with a protective diode with zero voltage drop, we just have to
deal with those two parameters.

One can always just connect whatever power supply voltage that is available
and accept the results.  The battery will have some level of charge with a
13.8 volt supply connected, but it will never come up to full capacity
charge.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
> Sounds like an Elecraft design glitch!  Why would
> one want to adjust their DC 13.8VDC Astron, to make
> up for it?  Circuit needs a mod.
>
> Fred
> N3CSY
>