[Elecraft] [K2] K2 battery source in UK

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I think several suppliers do suitable batteries. It is important they don't
leak.

I find my K2 battery to be quite heavy for packing on trips abroad. Since
the time the K2 battery was designed, possibly better options have become
available. Lithium Ion (with appropriate charging) NiMH. It should not be
too hard to fit a 2AH NiMH pack for example, but Lithium Ion notebook packs
might be the way forward. It is something I intend to look into doing some
time.

Mike



Julian, G4ILO wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Stephen Prior wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Guy
>> 
>> Yes, I had the same issue and that's what killed the battery for me.  By
>> the
>> time I had realised and had increased my psu output voltage to 14.5V,
>> unfortunately the damage had been done.  Don W3FPR has some info on his
>> website and has provided a separate charging input socket for his K2 and
>> I
>> might do just that.
>> 
>> 
> 
> I bought my battery from Maplin.co.uk. They specify the dimensions so it
> should be easy enough to work out which one will fit.
> 
> Incidentally my battery is still the original one that I fitted in 1999. I
> don't know how to test it's condition, but it holds at 11.8V on receive
> for longer than I could be bothered waiting.
> 

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