[Elecraft] KXBC3 charger question

[Jon Poland]

I opened my KX3 and measured the current draw on my internal Eneloop
batteries while the radio is off.  That current is 60 microamps.  At that
rate, my 2000mAh batteries will  completely drain in roughly 3 years, 9
months.

Looking at it from a different angle:  After 1 year, a fully charged set of
batteries will have drained to ~60-65% capacity, ~10% from internal
leakage + ~27% from the KX3 load.

Jon N0WL

On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 10:16 PM Eddy - k6sdw <k6sdw.usa at gmail.com> wrote:

>  I have a KX3 with the KXBC3 Nimh charger and Nimh batteries installed. My
> question is: What's the current drain on the NICADS when I store the KX3
> for long periods of time? The KX3 is primarily used for portable operation
> and when I put the KX3 on the bench the batteries are dead needing
> recharging. I wonder if I should pull on AA battery out during storage?
>
> Many thanks
>
> GL/73
>
> Ed/k6sdw
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