[Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, KX3 internal battery problem

[Dave B]

Sorry forgot to change the subject on my last post re KX3 internal
battery problem

:-(

Dave G0WBX.


On 30/01/17 03:50, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 01:10:42 +0000
> From: Lee Thompson <flthompsonjr at hotmail.com>
> To: Jim Rhodes <jimk0xu at gmail.com>, "elecraft at mailman.qth.net"
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> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem
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> I?ve seen the Bat ERR message also, but the radio still functions and after a few attempts I can get it to charge.
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> Lee, WA8QFE
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> From: Jim Rhodes<mailto:jimk0xu at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 5:53 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net<mailto:elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 internal battery problem
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> My KX3 has suddenly decided that it doesn't want to turn on on battery
> power. It has been pretty much just sitting in a bag for the last few
> months but when I tried to turn it on it wouldn't, so I thought that maybe
> the batteries needed charging so I plugged it in, turned it on, went to
> menu to turn on charger and got "BAT ERR" message when I did. Set display
> for battery voltage and it says 10.4 volts. Anybody seen this before?
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> --
> Jim K0XU
> jim at rhodesend.net