[Elecraft] New Sanyo eneloops

[Dave New, N8SBE]

The long recharge times (at least with the supplied/supported
Sanyo/Panasonic chargers) are off-putting.

I use Duracell Renewals that come with a lightweight switching power
supply to re-charge my camera flash AA batteries in 1/2 hour (they will
actually tolerate a 15 minute charge cycle).  That way I can flash away
with one set while the other set re-charges.

Maybe not the same application, but the long re-charge time for the
FT817, for instance, in terms of 6 hours or more, was more than I could
take.  I replaced the factory pack with a w4RT Ni-MH pack that sports a
MaHa-style connector on the bottom plate.  Now, I can re-charge the
batteries in about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.  Much better.

I understand the KX3 will have an internal charger for Ni-MH.  It would
be nice to have an external charger port for a Maha or other fast
charger, so I wouldn't have to disassemble the KX3 to get at the
batteries.

-- Dave, N8SBE

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New Sanyo eneloops
> From: Matt Zilmer <mzilmer at verizon.net>
> Date: Fri, June 10, 2011 11:10 am
> To: "AB8XA" <ab8xa at arrl.net>
> Cc: Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>
>
> Eneloops hold a charge quite well.  I'm using them for various
> wireless peripherals around the shack.
>
> The Tenergy NiMH AA cells are also quite good and have a slightly
> higher rated capacity.    I plan on using two sets of these for the
> KX3.
>
> NiMH in general is very cost effective compared to the higher price of
> Lithium-based energy storage.
>
> 73,
> matt W6NIA
>
>
> On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:26:42 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >I know many have moved on to other technologies, but some still use Sanyo's eneloop NiMH batteries for their price and ability to hold a charge for a long time (I'm thinking KX3).
> >
> >I see this morning they have a couple of new models (and a wireless charging case), one with 25% greater capacity:
> >
> >http://panasonic.net/sanyo/news/2011/06/09-1.html
> >
> >73
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