[Elecraft] My KX3 Battery Approach

[Doug Person via Elecraft]

You can find the 10-cell on ebay.  It does come from China and takes a 
few weeks.  But they're cheap.
72, Doug -- K0DXV

On 7/11/2014 6:11 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
> I looked there. it appears to hold 8 cells, not ten. Plus ships from 
> Hong Kong, so a bit of a wait :-)
>
> The 10-cell holders seem a bit hard to find. In fact, I'd looked and 
> not found one -- so I was quite surprised to see one in my local store 
> and grabbed it.  My old standby is a 10 AA holder which came with an 
> old Icom 02-AT!
>
> Phil W7OX
>
> On 7/11/14, 4:20 PM, Jeff Herr wrote:
>> look at this, free shipping!
>> http://www.amazon.com/SODIAL-TM-Cells-Battery-Holder/dp/B00DFQRTT6/ref=sr_1_ 
>>
>> 5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1405120731&sr=1-5&keywords=10+cell+battery+holde 
>>
>> r
>>
>> it is a good idea
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
>> Phil
>> Wheeler
>> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 14:49 PM
>> To: David Cutter; KX3 at yahoogroups.com; Elecraft Reflector
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My KX3 Battery Approach
>>
>> Right! The flexibility is good, and I have quite a few Eneloops on hand.
>>
>> Yes, $10 is a bit pricy, David. Those are not exactly what I bought; 
>> I just
>> searched Amazon for a link with an image; bought mine in a local 
>> store.  The
>> 8-cell version is more common, but ten is a better choice for our rigs!
>>
>> 73, Phil W7OX
>>
>> On 7/11/14, 2:39 PM, David Cutter wrote:
>>> ..and you can buy AA cells anywhere in the world.  I run my KX1 that
>>> way.
>>>
>>> BTW that's a very expensive battery holder.  I bought a couple of
>>> these in the UK - not normally known for cheaper prices:
>>> http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/10-aa-battery-box-rk45y
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> David
>>> G3UNA
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Wheeler" <w7ox at socal.rr.com>
>>> To: <KX3 at yahoogroups.com>; "Elecraft Reflector"
>>> <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 9:04 PM
>>> Subject: [Elecraft] My KX3 Battery Approach
>>>
>>>
>>>> While I have a 5 Amp-hr Lithium Ion battery and use it, and also
>>>> high-capacity Eneloops inside my KX3 (with the battery charger
>>>> option) my preferred approach is to use ten external Eneloops in a
>>>> battery holder made to hold ten AA cells, this sort of thing:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AZTUI7Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07
>>>> _s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That way I have no power limitations, it's easy to recharge the
>>>> batteries (I have two Maha chargers, one 4 cell and one 8 cell, so I
>>>> always have the ten needed spares available).
>>>> Works good with a number of rigs (K1, KX1, etc.)
>>>>
>>>> While the capacity is only 2 A-h or so (vs. 5 or higher with some of
>>>> the newer, more exotic batteries out there) this works for me -- and
>>>> the cells can be used for other things like a camera flash gun. And
>>>> easy to change out the cells to fresh ones.
>>>>
>>>> Phil W7OX
>>>
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