[Elecraft] Simple Way to Determine Condition of K2's Battery?

[Mike B]

Sounds to me like you got real lucky.  I'm sure that some capacity has
been lost if you initially discovered it at 7 volts, but it seems as
though it's recovered pretty well, considering.

I'm sure others will pop in with a better answer to your question (as in
"quick & easy"), but I will say that if you're looking for a new shack
gadget that can be used around the house (& car), check out a West
Mountain Radio CBA (Computer Battery Analyzer).  They're around $110,
but work great.  I purchased one for work, and have been very happy with
it.  I've used it on some personal batteries from time to time, and
would have bought one myself if I hadn't justified work needing one ;-)

In fact, it was the CBA that told me my K2 battery was pretty much shot.

73,

Mike KW1ND

n9jxy at att.net wrote:
> Is there a quick & easy method of determining the approximate condition
> of a K2's KBT2 battery?

> By the way, something I did this morning, was shut the power supply off
> for a half day. When I turned the rig on after having no applied
> charging voltage for six hours, the displayed battery voltage read 12.7
> volts.