Hello all,
This past weekend I tried out my new "pimped-out" KX1.
My newest KX1 trick is to take out the 1.5v AA batteries and install
six 3.7v AA-size batteries. I just rewired the battery holders in
parallel and installed a 5A protection board so the Li-ion batteries
charge properly and are protected from an overload or short.
This gives me an internal 11.8v 1.5AH battery inside my KX1.
While hiking on the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey this weekend,
I had a dozen QSOs using my KX1 with my Bead-Wire Antenna. I checked my
battery in the "pimped-out" KX1 and it was still at 11.1v. Plenty of
power for more Qs!
The 2oz. Bead-Wire Antenna quickly went up and I was on the air Saturday
morning making Qs.
If you decide to install a few 3.7v Li-on batteries in your KX1, please
check out my KX1 Pimp Pot Site. You must install a protection PCB so it
is safe to charge and for shorts etc.
My next KX1 Trick will be to put my "pimped-out" KX1 in a Pelican 1060
Micro Case for travel and hiking.
http://www.wa3wsj.com/KX1-12vPower.html72,
Ed,WA3WSJ
Aka Kangaroo Ed
PB # 2
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