[MFJ-Ameritron] MFJ259B analyzer

[John/K4WJ]

My 259b does the same thing. I charge the batteries and then a few days 
later the voltage drops even though the unit is turned off.

While I was at the Miami Hamboree in February I asked one of the fellows at 
the MFJ booth and he said that this is normal. He wouldn't say why this 
happens. I bought a new set of Nimh cells (they are not cheap) because I 
thought the first set was bad. I guess I need to keep the 252B floating on 
my charger at all times in order for it to work when I need it.

73..de John/K4WJ
Pembroke Pines, FL


At 06:13 PM 7/14/04, Richard Keller wrote:
>Not having any luck with my queries but will try again.
>
>This time it is about the idle state current and power off current if any.
>I notice that the 259B I have now seems to drain the batteries when idle
>(plausible) and also with power off. With power off, the batteries show
>12.6vdc 2 days after a full charge (14.0vdc) which is a bit curious.
>Anybody have one who can confirm or dispute this ?
>73, Dick KF4NS
>St. Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
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73..de John/K4WJ
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