[Elecraft] Battery pack not powering K2

[hawley, charles j jr]

I had my first battery last about 5 years until it wouldn't turn on the radio. It started to leak on one corner, so I was glad to get it out of there before it got on anything. Do you measure the voltage when the K2 switch is turned on? Mine was about 3 volts when the rig was turned on, but obviously dark.

























Chuck Hawley
 c-hawley at illinois.edu

 Amateur Radio, KE9UW
 aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles

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Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 5:56 AM
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Subject: [Elecraft] Battery pack not powering K2

Hi,



I hope someone can help me here. I have K2 with the internal battery kit.

I have used this radio with the battery for many years, but now I have a problem.

When I power up the radio with only the battery it is dead, no display nothing.

When I apply a PSU it works fine.

I have checked all the connections P3 (Aux) and the Int. Battery switch on the back panel is ON.

Anyway, nothing has changed since it last worked.

When I check the voltage on the battery terminals it says 10.5V. I get the same reading on the P3 connector, so power is reaching the radio, but the radio is not powering up.



Any suggestions?



Thanks

Robin

OZ6ABM/5P5R



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