[Elecraft] [OT] Note from a skeptic

[Drew AF2Z]

Batteries have their place but in general I hate the things. Anyone who 
has had to maintain a battery systems does. Now I have them scattered 
all around the house in various states of charge or dying...

Oh sure, they're great for one or two portable devices that you use 
frequently. But here I am again, back in the battery maintenance role 
and not even getting paid for it... Yeah, in general I hate batteries. 
Having a battery-based energy distribution system is just plain nuts.

73,
Drew
AF2Z



On 06/29/22 14:57, Al Lorona wrote:
> Late last week, I pulled my two-year-old LiFePO4 battery out for Field Day prep and found that it had failed. Efforts to reset the battery management system didn't succeed. I got to use this battery on exactly two Field Days, which means it cost me almost $200 per Field Day! Sad, very, very sad.
> 
> The dealer is honoring the warranty and a new battery is on the way, but I've become a LiFePO4 skeptic. I don't care for battery management system electronics that can fail where I can't get to them: sealed up inside the battery case.
> 
> If stuff like this starts happening to everybody's electric car... oh boy, look out!
> 
> 
> Al  W6LX/4
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