Found this super cheap battery box for KX QRP radio

[thos]

I thought someone here might be interested in this.  It's a very handy
battery pack  for a KX  QRP radio...

I just found one  in a thrift store for 99 cents.  I like it and looked
it up on the Web.  Mine required the touch of vinegar to clean a couple
of contacts.

Mine is the 10 battery model, but I see they also make it in 8 which
might be the way if you are using Alkaline.

10 Eneloops and you have a max of 14.5v and even the barrel connector
seems to be just right as is.

Quality is typical Chinese so you'll want rubber bands and or tape
around it, and did I mention it's very inexpensive?  At this price, a
guy could order two or three.

it might doubles as an expendable battery protector too.  If you drop
it, it'll probably shatter and save your Eneloops  from some of the impact.

https://www.healthybabieshappymoms.com/replacement-parts/medela-10-count-battery-pack-15v

-- Tom

W7EZT.


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[ae5ka]

Most AA battery holders, because they are not designed for high current
draw, have relatively high resistance, and you see a lot of voltage sage
while transmitting. Elecraft has made an effort with their internal AA cell
holder in the KX3 to mitigate this problem, but every external multicell AA
holder I have tried has suffered from high resistance and disappointing
voltage sag during transmit. If this one is different, that would be great,
but I wouldn't count on it.

Chip
AE5KA

On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 10:50 AM Tom Redfern <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> I thought someone here might be interested in this.  It's a very handy
> battery pack  for a KX  QRP radio...
>
> I just found one  in a thrift store for 99 cents.  I like it and looked
> it up on the Web.  Mine required the touch of vinegar to clean a couple
> of contacts.
>
> Mine is the 10 battery model, but I see they also make it in 8 which
> might be the way if you are using Alkaline.
>
> 10 Eneloops and you have a max of 14.5v and even the barrel connector
> seems to be just right as is.
>
> Quality is typical Chinese so you'll want rubber bands and or tape
> around it, and did I mention it's very inexpensive?  At this price, a
> guy could order two or three.
>
> it might doubles as an expendable battery protector too.  If you drop
> it, it'll probably shatter and save your Eneloops  from some of the impact.
>
>
> https://www.healthybabieshappymoms.com/replacement-parts/medela-10-count-battery-pack-15v
>
> -- Tom
>
> W7EZT.
>
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I did a Google search and found it for $14.99 with free shipping:

https://www.nickisdiapers.com/medela-pump-in-style-batterypack.html

On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 10:50 AM Tom Redfern <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> I thought someone here might be interested in this.  It's a very handy
> battery pack  for a KX  QRP radio...
>
> I just found one  in a thrift store for 99 cents.  I like it and looked
> it up on the Web.  Mine required the touch of vinegar to clean a couple
> of contacts.
>
> Mine is the 10 battery model, but I see they also make it in 8 which
> might be the way if you are using Alkaline.
>
> 10 Eneloops and you have a max of 14.5v and even the barrel connector
> seems to be just right as is.
>
> Quality is typical Chinese so you'll want rubber bands and or tape
> around it, and did I mention it's very inexpensive?  At this price, a
> guy could order two or three.
>
> it might doubles as an expendable battery protector too.  If you drop
> it, it'll probably shatter and save your Eneloops  from some of the impact.
>
>
> https://www.healthybabieshappymoms.com/replacement-parts/medela-10-count-battery-pack-15v
>
> -- Tom
>
> W7EZT.
>
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