[Elecraft] Why are the batteries internal to the KX3?

[hawley, charles j jr]

Probably months. I have been charging it with the KXBC3 this week a couple times about 3 hours each time. The batteries do stay up to around 10 volts even for more than a couple months. Interesting option to use the KX2 battery. Might be a plan.

Chuck Hawley
 c-hawley at illinois.edu

 Amateur Radio, KE9UW
 aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles

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From: Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 6:07 PM
To: hawley, charles j jr; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Why are the batteries internal to the KX3?

Chuck,

How long are you "not using" the KX3?  If the time is not several weeks,
the batteries can stay in.  For battery maintenance, if you have the
KXBC3 option installed, and Low Self Discharge NiMH batteries installed,
just connect to a power source with enough voltage and do a maintenance
charge on the batteries every couple weeks.

You can always remove the batteries and use an external power source.
Of course, if you have the KXBC3 option, the RTC will not keep time with
the batteries removed.

The KX2 internal battery pack can be used external to the KX3 - just
plug it in.  Get the KXBC2 to charge the KX2 battery pack.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/16/2019 6:22 PM, hawley, charles j jr wrote:
> I don't like to disassemble the KX3 to take out the batteries when not using or to do battery maintenance.
> I would rather have a slim case with the same rectangular outline as the KX3 that attaches to the rear panel and just plugs into the KX3 thru the external DC input.
> Has anyone done that as an accessory product?
>