[Elecraft] KX3 interal battery charger

[Don Wilhelm]

Dan,

Let me start with a "smart comment" - not all things in life are easy.

The batteries should be hard to remove because of the spring tension - 
if it were easy, than the contact pressure would be questionable.

As far as your fingers aging, while that may be true, I don't think that 
is a major factor here - it just makes plain sense to have adequate 
spring pressure on the battery contacts.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/3/2012 9:32 PM, Daniel B. Curtis wrote:
> I also found it hard to remove the batteries from the holders.
> The 4 slots (2 on each holder) at the end of each holder have retainers.
> Either my fingers are starting to age, or these are hard to remove.
>
> Dan
> N6WN
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> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 20:49:47 -0700
> From: "Erik Basilier" <ebasilier at cox.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 interal battery charger
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> JP wrote: All battery packs, regardless of chemistry, benefit from a
> periodic balance/equalize charge.
>
>
>
> Do you have any specific recommendation on how often one needs to take out
> the NiMH batteries to balance them?
>
> The KX3 battery holders are very solid (good) but I find it difficult to
> remove the batteries, as significant force is needed. I have a set of NiMH
> in there, and my default plan is to just leave them there for as long as
> possible. I hope I can install the charger when it arrives without removing
> the batteries. And, I am running on external power whenever I can, so that
> the internal batteries won't need to be charged until the internal charger
> arrives.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Erik K7TV
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