[Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

[Wes Stewart]

A "trickle charge" should not be 16V.  How are you measuring this?

--- On Thu, 5/26/11, RLVZ at aol.com <RLVZ at aol.com> wrote:

> From: RLVZ at aol.com <RLVZ at aol.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 11:58 AM
> Hi Guys,
>  
> I'm operating from a portable location and using a
> 12-volt  automobile 
> battery with my K3.  To keep the battery charged I'm
> using a  Schumacher 15-Amp 
> Charger/Maintainer that automatically switches to
> "Trickle  Charge" when the 
> battery is charged.  My concern is that when the
> charger  is connected the 
> battery voltage is peaking at 16.0 volts.  The K3
> manual says "maximum 
> voltage is 15  volts".
>  
> Do I need to be concerned about powering the K3 with
> 16.0  volts?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Dick- K9OM
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