Thanks for Power Supply response

[Thom LaCosta]

Wow....thanls to all who responded to my request for information on battery
operation/power supply for the K3....I'm still wading through the answers.

If I operate from a battery, can I use one of the "smart" chargers to keep the
battery charged when the rig is off and connected to the battery, or should I
disconnect it when charging?

This is all temporary, as I have the rig in a temporary location.

thanks

k3hrn
Thom
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[Dick Dievendorff]

I have a little 500ma/250ma smart charger that's connected to my K2 (with
its internal battery) all the time. It provides power to the battery (or the
battery + K2's current requirement) whenever needed.  I believe you can just
leave it on all the time.

Dick, K6KR


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Subject: [Elecraft] Thanks for Power Supply response

Wow....thanls to all who responded to my request for information on battery
operation/power supply for the K3....I'm still wading through the answers.

If I operate from a battery, can I use one of the "smart" chargers to keep
the
battery charged when the rig is off and connected to the battery, or should
I
disconnect it when charging?

This is all temporary, as I have the rig in a temporary location.

thanks

k3hrn
Thom
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[Thom LaCosta]

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008, Dick Dievendorff wrote:

> I have a little 500ma/250ma smart charger that's connected to my K2 (with
> its internal battery) all the time. It provides power to the battery (or the
> battery + K2's current requirement) whenever needed.  I believe you can just
> leave it on all the time.

Thanks....I noticed that mine, a schumacher smart charger, is real noisy...so I
can't leave it on all the time....

Didn't have an operational rig when I bought it from Walmart...and I think it's
an old model.

Thanks
Thom
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[Bob-270]

Hi Thom,

              Well no K3 here but I did that for a long time with a Gel
cell and a "Battery Tender" on a 2 meter rig.
Just left it always connected and on. The Battery Tender is very popular
in the motorcycle world. Check here:

http://batterytender.com/

                The prices are widely discounted from the MSRP on that
site.

73,
Bob
K2TK

Thom LaCosta wrote:

>
>
> If I operate from a battery, can I use one of the "smart" chargers to
> keep the battery charged when the rig is off and connected to the
> battery, or should I disconnect it when charging?
>
> This is all temporary, as I have the rig in a temporary location.
>
> thanks
>
> k3hrn
> Thom

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