[Elecraft] K2 with internal battery?

[Don Wilhelm]

John,

My experience with Sealed Lead Acid batteries has been quite good.  My 
K2 has had the internal battery installed for about 6 years now with no 
problems noticed, nor have I had leakage problems with any of the SLA 
batteries that I have had over the years.

The discussion started out based on a K1 question, and the battery 
holder for the K1 is for AA cells.  I have had leakage problems with 
some of the AA cells in the past, usually the Alkaline type have more of 
a chance for leakage than others, but I have had NiCads leak too - but 
not very often.

73,
Don W3FPR

John Huggins wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> As I creep towards my K2 definition...
>
> - Low wattage is fine
> - SSB option (yeah I know I probably want 100 watts with this, but I
> still want it)
> - DSP Board maybe
>
> ...and since one person spoke about the coolness of taking one and only
> one box to the picnic table along with a simple wire...
>
> - Internal antenna tuner
> - Internal battery option
>
> ...are must have options.
>
> However, reading today's threads about leaking batteries renews my
> concerns about batteries in general.
>
> So is there a consensus that internal batteries, while functionally
> terrific, are just trouble waiting to happen?
>
> Thanks, as usual, for your inputs.
>
> John
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