[Elecraft] Battery Low K3

[Kidder, George]

On 1/15/2019 9:06 AM, Barry wrote:
> Yes, Battery Low refers to your external (12V) power supply voltage.  It's a
> confusing term and should be changed, as almost nobody uses a battery for
> their main supply on the K3, so why is it called a battery?
I use a battery maintained by a charger system - complete 
uninterruptible 12V power.  Guess I'm  "almost nobody".
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> Regarding the RTC, it doesn't keep very good RT, so is there any harm in
> just letting it go dead and not replacing it?

Having a dead battery corroding in your radio is not a good thing.  And 
for the work required to remove it, you might as well replace it and get 
another decade of service.

George, W3HBM

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