[Elecraft] KX2 battery in PX3

[Michael Wong]

That’s very cool. I’m going to try running the PX3 and KX3 off a 12Ah Bioenno battery and a Powerpole distribution adapter. Maybe I’ll get rid of the internal batteries on the KX3.

> On Sep 1, 2016, at 2:27 PM, Bill <k9yeq at live.com> wrote:
> 
> Ed,  Thank you for the information.  Makes we want to buy the PX3, as if
> having the P3 wasn't enough ;-	)
> 
> Bill
> K9YEQ
> 
> Bill
> K9YEQ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> Edouard Lafargue
> 
>  With all the discussion on KX2 IQ output going on, I don't want to muddle
> things up even further, but as Mark KE6BB was reminding me earlier, there is
> a nice way you can power the PX3 using a standard KX2 battery that I
> demonstrated a couple of weeks back:
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/39wjrgp1bad3xg5/KX2%20Battery%20in%20PX3.jpg.jpg?d
> l=0
> 
>   I did this some time ago and it works great - it looks like Elecraft made
> provisions for such a battery in the design of the PX3 PCB. You need to open
> the PX3 to recharge the battery, but it actually lasts for quite a while, I
> haven't made precise measurements yet though.
> 
> my 2 cents,
> 
> Ed, W6ELA