[Elecraft] [K2} K2 battery source in UK

[Stephen Prior]

The battery which came with the battery kit from Elecraft about 12 months or
so ago is refusing to take any charge- I think I left it too long sitting at
a nominal 13.8V and it never properly charged after having been discharged.
I shan't repeat the mistake and will modify the K2 to take a separate
charging input, however now I cannot find a replacement battery in the UK.

The original is 2.9Ah, but in the same size case all that is available now
from the usual suppliers is a 2.1Ah battery which represents significantly
less capacity.  This information is coming from suppliers which do stock the
same make as Elecraft supplied originally.  I find it odd that it should
have been replaced by a battery of lower capacity unless that is the
original spec was over-generous or the battery was unreliable.

To buy a replacement from Elecraft and then pay for the 1kg battery to be
shipped from CA to the UK is crazy.  I'd be grateful for any pointers from
UK readers!

Thanks and 73

Stephen G4SJP