The long recharge times (at least with the supplied/supported Sanyo/Panasonic chargers) are off-putting.
I use Duracell Renewals that come with a lightweight switching power supply to re-charge my camera flash AA batteries in 1/2 hour (they will actually tolerate a 15 minute charge cycle). That way I can flash away with one set while the other set re-charges. Maybe not the same application, but the long re-charge time for the FT817, for instance, in terms of 6 hours or more, was more than I could take. I replaced the factory pack with a w4RT Ni-MH pack that sports a MaHa-style connector on the bottom plate. Now, I can re-charge the batteries in about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Much better. I understand the KX3 will have an internal charger for Ni-MH. It would be nice to have an external charger port for a Maha or other fast charger, so I wouldn't have to disassemble the KX3 to get at the batteries. -- Dave, N8SBE > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New Sanyo eneloops > From: Matt Zilmer <mzil...@verizon.net> > Date: Fri, June 10, 2011 11:10 am > To: "AB8XA" <ab...@arrl.net> > Cc: Elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > > Eneloops hold a charge quite well. I'm using them for various > wireless peripherals around the shack. > > The Tenergy NiMH AA cells are also quite good and have a slightly > higher rated capacity. I plan on using two sets of these for the > KX3. > > NiMH in general is very cost effective compared to the higher price of > Lithium-based energy storage. > > 73, > matt W6NIA > > > On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:26:42 -0400, you wrote: > > >I know many have moved on to other technologies, but some still use Sanyo's > >eneloop NiMH batteries for their price and ability to hold a charge for a > >long time (I'm thinking KX3). > > > >I see this morning they have a couple of new models (and a wireless charging > >case), one with 25% greater capacity: > > > >http://panasonic.net/sanyo/news/2011/06/09-1.html > > > >73 > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
