[Elecraft] KXBC3 battery charger

[rich at wc3t.us]

I always wondered if I was going to open the case and see exploded NiMH
batteries all over the inside.   I finally just took them out, and I'm
sticking with a Bioenno to power it 100% of the time.

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From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of Gwen Patton
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2021 16:20
To: Frank O'Donnell <vfo77 at inkbox.net>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXBC3 battery charger

I found it annoying. I had the NiMH batteries in it, charging them up
periodically, until I had an issue with upgrading the firmware. The radio
got stuck in an error mode, and the instructions on the website for dealing
with the problem said to pull the power cable to shut it down
completely...except that it doesn't work if you have the batteries in it.

You have to open it up and take the batteries out to reset the radio when it
gets into that state. I didn't bother putting them back in; I can power it
from a PD or QC USB power bank in a blackout if I have to. (I built special
trigger cables to do that.)

Those lovely Eneloop NiMH AA cells are now in my Roland Aerophone.

73,
Gwen, NG3P

On Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 4:10 PM Frank O'Donnell <vfo77 at inkbox.net> wrote:

> I have a KX3 bought new in 2018 that has close to all of the available 
> options with the exception of the KXBC3 battery charger.
>
> Until now I haven't paid much attention to this, as I've usually used 
> the radio with a Pro Audio PSU when 110vac is available, otherwise 
> with a Bioenno external battery. But I may be using it more in 
> backpack situations, and am on the fence on whether I'd get much use 
> out of a KXBC3. Obviously everyone has to make this decision for 
> themselves based on their usage habits. Just curious, though, is 
> anyone finding the internal charger really useful? Or not? It doesn't 
> sound like the real-time clock is accurate enough to make it a reason 
> to consider buying this.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts,
>
> Frank K6FOD
>
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