[Elecraft] [ KX2] KXBT2 Charger

[Peter Pauly]

I feel kind of stupid buying a charger when I have a very expensive bench
power supply.  Does that battery pack have a balancing circuit and over
voltage protection?

On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Jerry Moore <jermo at carolinaheli.com>
wrote:

> KXBT2 Charger: Can the charger be connected to a DC power source without an
> inverter to charge the KXBT2 Li-Ion battery pack? Considering the intended
> POU is pedestrian I can see a great need/use for solar to power the
> charger/recharge the battery pack. Depending upon circuit design it should
> be doable.
>
> KXBT2 Charger: Can the charger be used to power the KX2 Radio in the
> absence
> of a battery pack? Might be a good feature to be able to concurrently
> recharge the battery while also powering the radio. Remember the advertised
> use is pedestrian style.
>
>
>
>
>
> I'm very intrigued by the KX2 and have a specific use in mind..e.g. camping
> with no access or availability of power mains. While using an inverter via
> solar is an option the losses due to conversion efficiencies become too
> great to be worthwhile in my view.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Jerry Moore, AE4PB
>
> K3S owner.
>
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