[Elecraft] [KX3] KX2 Bone Head Mistake pure and simple...

[Bob Nielsen]

It can run from an external supply. Per the manual it takes 8-15v.

73, Bob N7XY

On 6/1/16 2:36 PM, ac5p at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Is KX2 somehow restricted to the KXBT2, 11V (3 cell?) battery pack?   I cant find DC input voltage range listed in the specifications on the Elecraft website.
> Thanks,
> Mike  AC5P
>
>      On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 3:54 PM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:
>   
>
>   Hi, Phil --
>
> Well, you could buy the charger -- and operate off
> an external supply (like some battery, even!)
> while you wait for it ;-)
>
> 73, Phil W7OX
>
> On 6/1/16 10:27 AM, Phil Townsend Lontz
> philji at mac.com [KX3] wrote:
>> So,I bought a KX2, a battery and an ATU... All
>> working FB. But did I buy a battery charger???
>> Well, no, I have battery chargers in fact a
>> bunch all designed to charge a wide variety of
>> LION or LIPO or nicads lead acid or Nickle
>> metal  etc. But I cant charge the Elecraft Battery.
>> It seems that to charge the battery one needs
>> the Elecraft Battery charger. I did not buy the
>> Elecraft Charger... Bonehead MISTAKE.
>>
>> So the question is.... How to charge that battery?
>> Must I strip out all of the protection to charge
>> it or is there a simple way around?
>>
>> Thank You
>>
>> Phil
>> K5SSR
>> Santa Fe, NM
>>
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