Re: FT-60R worked great through Irene
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Keep SLA batteries charged.? After 3 months off the charger, the plates will become sulfated and the battery cannot be rescued (I learned this the hard way).? I keep my?2 Ah and & Ah SLA batteries permanently connected to the charger.
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The 2 Ah is connected to a wall-wart type automatic charger; the charging circuit is inside the wall wart.
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The 7 Ah is inside a manufactured "power station".? I think the charging circuitry is inside the power station, which receives its charging power from a "dumb" wall wart.
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73, Nick, AA3T
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----- Original Message ----- From: "W3FIS" To: FT-60@... Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 3:34:29 PM Subject: [FT-60] Re: FT-60R worked great through Irene ?
The car lighter adapter and a 7 AH gel cell provide an excellent emergency supply for the FT-60R. Fit a "pigtail" to the gel cell, as well as a cable for its charger. Doubles as a "bench" power supply, or running my other QRP stuff. The SLA gel cells don't seem to "self discharge" too badly, FWIIW.
/paul W3FIS
Keep SLA batteries
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