I have come to find out that there seem to be some major engineering flaws with the Bendix King Rapid Deployment Portable Repeater system. For starters the unit must be on in order to charge the batteries. This sets up the user for potential failure if they come back later and unplug the repeater from charging and forget to shut the unit off. The other issue is that the main circuit board is powered solely off the batteries. If the batteries drop below about 8v then the unit will not power on. Since the unit has to be on in order to charge the batteries this quickly creates a paperweight.
Below are some pictures of a Charging System Upgrade I performed on a couple of our repeaters. This allows for easy charging with an after market trickle charger to make sure the batteries are always topped off. This also give the user an external port to actually check the voltage of the batteries which is important for monitoring your draw/usage.
Questions, comments, concerns, and suggestions are welcome!!
Below are some pictures of a Charging System Upgrade I performed on a couple of our repeaters. This allows for easy charging with an after market trickle charger to make sure the batteries are always topped off. This also give the user an external port to actually check the voltage of the batteries which is important for monitoring your draw/usage.
Questions, comments, concerns, and suggestions are welcome!!