On Sun, 2 Mar 1997 d.nordquest@juno.com wrote:
> Hi Carol,
> How about telling the list what worked?
> Dave KE9ED
>
>
Hey Dave and Gang,
No problem, but my name is Matt. Hee Hee! Okay this is what I done.
I took and check my battery, the voltage was low, about 11 volts. So,
I charged it a little bit. I then checked it and I was showing about
13 or 14 volts, I thought it's charged. I hooked up my NorCal 40A, put
about a 30mA load on it, on rcv. Then I transmitted, I showed about 130
mA, at about 12 or 13 volts. So, hum, that is a little bit low, 130mA,
suppose to be around 225mA on tx. So I noticed after I sent a string
of dits, it started clicking badly, not straight key clicks, I was
using the KC1, sounds like I checked the battery without a load and it
showed me a false figure of 13 or 14 volts. So I charged it overnight
I think and maybe about 4 or 5 more hours. I then checked it and it
was about 13 volts. I put the NorCal 40A on it and it showed about
20mA, that is what it was before NOTE:I put 30mA above, it was 20mA.
So 20mA or 25mA on rcv with a 25mA load it was showing about
13 volts, on tx with a 260mA, different from above when it was showing
130mA tx, it showed about 12 volts. I tx for a little while and played
around with the batter a little while longer with my 40A, calling CQ
and stuff. It is still going Strong. I forget who asked, but I am
using a Radio Shack model 22-204C. It is a 43 range analog multimeter.
It looks like one of the older ones, big meter, handle on top, it was
given to me buy a local ham who had a newer one.
So it sounds like the battery was taking a charge, and is working
great. Thanks a lot for all of the help. Best 72 DE Matt, AE4JM
-- JCARC--ARCI 9178--ARRL--ARRL ORS--Ten Ten 66932--VP 2855--WAS Matt Wright, ph. (205)228-6547, packet: AE4JM@K4BFT.#HSV.AL.USA.NA email: cnw@HiWAAY.net snail mail:8679 Co. Rd. 19, Section, AL 35771 Ramsey mini rcvr-40mtrs, NC38S, SW30-30, NC49'er, NC40A with KC1
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