[Elecraft] KX3 Battery Life

[Don Wilhelm]

Tom,

It sounds like you may not have set the menu BAT MIN to 8.5 volts as 
recommended for NiMH batteries.  The default before BAT LOW is displayed 
is 10 volts.  8 NiMH batteries will discharge quickly to below that 10 
volt level, but the time between 10 volts and 8.5 volts will be much 
greater.

Look at page 36 of the manual for BAT MIN recommndations for several 
different battery types.  The default of 10 volts works well with Gel 
Cells, which of course are external.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/17/2017 7:02 PM, Tom Field wrote:
> I’ve recently become interested in portable operating with my KX3. I’m using the Panasonic Enloop NiMH batteries.  I find that the batteries last for less than 2 hrs.  Should I expect longer battery life. I just charged them on the external Panasonic charge and confirmed post charge voltage >1.3 volts.