[Elecraft] KX3 KXBC3 and NiZN batteries

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

I have ordered the KXBC3 for my KX3 and hope to install it soon.  I know nothing 
about rechargeable batteries, and would like some guidance.  Will the KXBC3 handle 
automatic charging of any batteries I put into the battery pack? Do I just run up to 
15 VDC into the KX3 power jack and it automatically charges up whatever is inside there?

I looked at the A123 batteries referenced below and they don't look like the same 
size as standard AA batteries.  I believe the KX3 internal battery pack will only 
accommodate AA size batteries.  Do the appropriate rechargeable batteries call 
themselves AA size?

Thanks for the guidance!   VY 73, Lance


On 11/16/2012 10:38 PM, JP O'Connor wrote:
> I have two 4S1P sets of the battery packs from epbuddy.com for use with my
> KX3. Initial testing and use suggests they seem to have full rated capacity
> and work well.
>
> JP
> WF4Z
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Chip Stratton <chip at strattonfamily.us>wrote:
>
>> Just a battery update: I got the A123 26650 2400 mAh cells from Hobbyking
>> and they are indeed good quality new cells that test out at better than
>> rated capacity at a 3 amp discharge rate. These will make excellent long
>> life and safe battery packs.
>>
>> Ive recently been made aware of another vendor who sells ready-made 4s
>> 26650 packs for about $50 - epbuddy.com. They claim to use genuine A123
>> cells but I don't have personal experience with them. If true they would be
>> a real bargain at about half what Buddipole charges.
>>
>> Chip
>> AE5KA
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