Very cool Walter! Thanks again and again and again.....well you get the idea. :-) 72, Jim, K8IQY

Hope to work you, Bill! Happy paddling! If you have a chance to get pictures, your adventures would sure make a fine article for the Ozark QRP Banner. 72....Walter - K5EST

Just to let everyone know, the Ozark QRP Banner is online.....see.... http://www.4sqrp.com/TheBanner.php Also the 4x4 4sqrp Sprint is this coming Saturday! Will get the results of the last SSS (2nd

Float on Bill!!! Good luck 73 Johnny AC0BQ

For myself, I just take advantage of the trickle-charge function of my KI0BK PwrGate I picked up at Ozarkcon this year. This allows me to trickle-charge/float my bank of 4 17Ah batteries direct

 tnx Bill, we'll look for you ---------------------------------- Real radiosweigh less than a pound. I love this radio stuff ! 72 WA0ITP www.wa0itp.com www.4sqrp.com

IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS - WIN VALUABLE PRIZES* - TALK TO A WEIRD GUY IN A KAYAK! I'm going to activate Claremore Lake tomorrow (Tuesday, 01 October) in my kayak at 2100z (4 p.m. cst) at or around 7122

I found the one I have Black & Decker VEC1095ABD Smart Battery 25/10/2 Amp Battery Charger Here: <

I've wasted a number of batteries that were probably recoverable... :-) The smart charger with the desulfating feature I have has a Black and Decker label and was sold by Walmart at the time. It's

I've wasted a number of batteries that were probably recoverable... :-) The smart charger with the desulfating feature I have has a Black and Decker label and was sold by Walmart at the time. It's

Hi Wayne, I use a Powerstream # 3P10-A1015 and love it. Its good for 12VSLA batteries from 0.8 to 20 Ah ratings. I got mine from Morse Express for about $18. See it at

All good advice, once again I was nearly a victim of my own dumb-ass actions. I was really embarrassed to admit to but I really wanted others, who may not be a experienced with SLA's to be aware of

With that battery voltage, it sounds to me like it was badly sulfated. I've recovered some batteries with voltages that low by running them through a couple or sometimes several desulfating cycles of

Thanks for the 'heads-up' Wayne. My XYL often alerts me to funny smells - but so far no batteryproblems. HI HI Bill KV6Z

Wayne: I think your first clue was you said the battery was "dead". Even when discharged, it shouldn't be too far from 12 volts (I'm assuming it was a 12 volt battery that read 5.65 volts). I

Great idea using a constant current source as a charger. A really simple LM78xx constant current source circuit can be added to the output of your normal charger. Check the data sheets for details.

Hi Wayne, This is one of the reasons I use a constant current source to charge all of my batteries. In a case like yours with a shorted cell (or more likely two cells) the current limit will not

The rules are from last year! Will get it updated ..but its the 1st Saturday in October. 72...Walter . K5EST ...get your QRP on--->4SQRP...

GM all, A little tale of caution for y'all this morning. Yesterday afternoon I popped a dead SLA into my generic charger, this charger has worked well on all my other SLA's so in it went and I

*FYI: The rules listed at http://www.4sqrp.com/FourByFour/4%20State%204x4%20QRP%20Sprint.pdf state it is on October 6th instead of on the 5th. Very 72, Cliff - KU4GW 4SQRP#536 ---In 4sqrp@...,