[Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

[FRED TOWNSEND]

Something smells... is that your rig burning. Seriously, a battery will act as a 
voltage clamp unless it is open. 


Power supplies make good battery chargers but the converse is not true. Chargers 
do not contain filter caps so the voltage can spike, particularly if the battery 
is disconnected.

Invest in a good power supply. It will pay many dividends. While you are at 
it... it sounds like your battery is shot too.
73
de Fred, AE6QL




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From: "RLVZ at aol.com" <RLVZ at aol.com>
To: n7ws at yahoo.com; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 11:21:58 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Battery Charger Voltage High?

It's measuring 15.7 volts in "Trickle Charge" on the K3 front panel  
display and on Battery Charger's digital readout.  When it's charging  in either 

the 10 or 15-amp mode then the voltage on both units goes to 16.0  volts.

Dick- K9OM




In a message dated 5/26/2011 1:08:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
n7ws at yahoo.com writes:

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


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