[Elecraft] Internal LiFePo4 for KX3

Bob NW8L nw8l at whitemesa.com
Thu Feb 12 11:16:30 EST 2015


I believe you mean "Bioenno"... I can report that I'm very pleased with
their BP-120 10AH power pack ($190) which I use together with its 
companion solar panel ($99). So far so good, runs my K2 nicely, and I've
even used the built-in AC inverter to charge/run a laptop. When running
the inverter was a bit noisy on HF but winding a few turns of the laptop's 
power brick AC cord through a type 31 2.4 inch ferrite core took care of 
that. A small exhaust fan runs when the inverter is active but it's 
quiet. All in all a neatly packaged power pack, even the solar 
charge controller is built in. The 12 VDC output is rated at 5A which is 
fine for the K2/10.

Specs here:

http://www.bioennopower.com/products/120-watt-hour-power-pack

Bob NW8L

>
> There's another company called Bionelle selling 20Ah and 30 Ah batteries at 
> comparable prices. They come with PowerPole to run the radio, and a 
> concentric jack for the charger. They're in Southern California.  I don't 
> know anything quality of these products, but both companies offer quite 
> intelligent support by telephone and/or email.
>


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