[Elecraft] [OT] Note from a skeptic

[Wayne Burdick]

Sorry to hear about your experience with LiFePO4 batteries, Al.

Fortunately we have not (to the best of my knowledge) had any such issues with the Li-ion battery pack we offer (11 V, 2.5 Ah). I have three KXBT2 packs that have been in more or less continuous use since 2015. They've been charged hundreds of times, and seem to have not lost significant capacity. We tested the heck out of these to make sure they were safe, too.

73,
Wayne
N6KR



> On Jun 29, 2022, at 12:57 PM, Al Lorona <alorona at sbcglobal.net> 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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