[KX3]KXBC3 upgrade?
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Is there any possibility that the KXBC3 will be upgraded to work with
LiFePO4 AA cells. If I'm not mistaken the LiFePO4 cells are 3.2V so you could cut the number of cells in half and free up some space in the radio for other "stuff" also increasing available stand alone battery voltage to 12.8V give or take. LiFePO4 cells aren't bleeding edge battery tech and are much safer than Li polymer. They are in everything. A 50% increase in energy density 120 wh/kg vs 80 wh/kg for NiMH is hard to ignore. Thoughts? -- R. Kevin Stover AC0H ARRL FISTS #11993 SKCC #215 NAQCC #3441 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Make that an 2p4s battery pack and it would be on my shopping list. I have
made an pack of 2x4 lifepo4 aa cells, external of course. I have used it to activate 2 sota on the same day with power to spare..... 73 La4tta Erlend 8. mai 2016 4:32 p.m. skrev "Kevin Stover" <[hidden email]>: > Is there any possibility that the KXBC3 will be upgraded to work with > LiFePO4 AA cells. > If I'm not mistaken the LiFePO4 cells are 3.2V so you could cut the number > of cells in half and free up some space in the radio for other "stuff" also > increasing available stand alone battery voltage to 12.8V give or take. > > LiFePO4 cells aren't bleeding edge battery tech and are much safer than Li > polymer. They are in everything. A 50% increase in energy density 120 wh/kg > vs 80 wh/kg for NiMH is hard to ignore. > > Thoughts? > > -- > R. Kevin Stover > AC0H > ARRL > FISTS #11993 > SKCC #215 > NAQCC #3441 > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Forgetaboutit !
Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On May 8, 2016, at 4:55 PM, Erlend Grimseid <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Make that an 2p4s battery pack and it would be on my shopping list. I have > made an pack of 2x4 lifepo4 aa cells, external of course. I have used it to > activate 2 sota on the same day with power to spare..... > > 73 > La4tta > Erlend > 8. mai 2016 4:32 p.m. skrev "Kevin Stover" <[hidden email]>: > >> Is there any possibility that the KXBC3 will be upgraded to work with >> LiFePO4 AA cells. >> If I'm not mistaken the LiFePO4 cells are 3.2V so you could cut the number >> of cells in half and free up some space in the radio for other "stuff" also >> increasing available stand alone battery voltage to 12.8V give or take. >> >> LiFePO4 cells aren't bleeding edge battery tech and are much safer than Li >> polymer. They are in everything. A 50% increase in energy density 120 wh/kg >> vs 80 wh/kg for NiMH is hard to ignore. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> -- >> R. Kevin Stover >> AC0H >> ARRL >> FISTS #11993 >> SKCC #215 >> NAQCC #3441 >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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