[Elecraft] K3 battery power

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If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm  AFA9SM                         USSV DHARMA 


--- On Thu, 7/15/10, Steve Ellington <n4lq at carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Steve Ellington <n4lq at carolina.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 battery power
> To: "David Guernsey" <mooo1941 at yahoo.com>, elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 3:32 PM
> Is anyone using full time battery
> power and trickle charging?
> Considering the high price of power supplies and the
> security of a full time 
> backup system, it would seem to make sense. The K3 draws so
> little current 
> on receive that it would make sense to run it this way. I
> would be a bit 
> concerned about gas from the battery however.
> Currently I use an Astron 35m and I love it but I just bet
> that it consumes 
> more power than the K3! Perhaps the battery/charger concept
> would be more 
> efficient?
> Steve
> N4LQ
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Guernsey" <mooo1941 at yahoo.com>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:32 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 on Order
> 
> 
> >I have an Astron RS-35M as my power supply through a
> Rigrunner to my K3/10.
> > Enough left to upgrade to K3/100.
> >
> > 73s de Dave KJ6CBS
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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