[Elecraft] Please DO NOT leave alkaline batteries in your KX3, KX1, or K1 for any length of time

[Fred Jensen]

I'd modify that to, "Never leave ANY battery inside of your radio or 
test equipment." Li-ion's seem to be very stable, I haven't ever heard 
of a cell phone or laptop with a leakage problem.  Li-Poly's don't seem 
to leak but they do catch fire ... at least once.  Fortunately, I was 
out on the deck with my KX1 and the battery was external on a pigtail by 
which I picked it up and threw it over the rail onto our gravel 
driveway.  Lots of "sparken und fizzen."

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
- www.cqp.org

On 11/29/2012 11:00 AM, W5RDW wrote:
> I second that, from experience!
>
> Left the batteries in my MFJ 259B Antenna Analyzer for just a short time and
> will not do that again! What a mess. Some white looking pookie leaked out
> on, fortunately, one end of the battery tray and did no harm. But if I had
> left it there for months, I can imagine it would have been a big problem.