talentcell battery?

[Bob Novas]

There's a TalentCell Rechargeable 72W, 132WH 12V 11000mAh battery available
on amazon for $65.  (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016BJCRUO).  Does
anyone have any experience with these?  I'm wondering if this battery would
comfortably power a KX3.  Thanks, Bob - W3DK

 

 

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[k6dgw]

Well, any 12V battery will power a KX3 [or KX1, KX2, K2, K3, K1, FT-817,
etc].  Assuming a totally flat discharge curve, you can calculate for
how long based on the TX and RX drains and the duty cycle.

The TalentCell appear to be Li-ion and they have a fairly flat discharge
curve until nearly depleted.  The TalentCell site is more or less
content-free in terms of quantitative specs, but it looks to be on the
heavy side, probably more than a KX3. :-)

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016
- www.cqp.org

On 9/1/2016 2:46 PM, Bob Novas wrote:
> There's a TalentCell Rechargeable 72W, 132WH 12V 11000mAh battery available
> on amazon for $65.  (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016BJCRUO).  Does
> anyone have any experience with these?  I'm wondering if this battery would
> comfortably power a KX3.  Thanks, Bob - W3DK

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[Brian Hunt]

There's a really good review on the Amazon site be "bani" (3 stars) which says the manufacturer's specs are essentially impossible. Based on his write up, I'd look elsewhere. YMMV.

73,
Brian, K0DTJ

> On Sep 1, 2016, at 14:46, Bob Novas <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> There's a TalentCell Rechargeable 72W, 132WH 12V 11000mAh battery available
> on amazon for $65.  (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016BJCRUO).  Does
> anyone have any experience with these?  I'm wondering if this battery would
> comfortably power a KX3.  Thanks, Bob - W3DK
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