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Review: The West Mountain Radio CBA-IV Battery Analyzer Phil Salas – AD5X Figure 1: West Mountain Radio CBA-IV Battery Analyzer Introduction Ther

Receive (backlight on): 210ma Receive (backlight off): 170ma Transmit, key-up (5W/10W semi break-in): 540ma Transmit, key-up (5W/10W full b

Figure 2: Batteries evaluated The lead-acid and LiPo batteries were tested at 500ma (10-watts transmit power) as these batteries easily source the

Figure 3: Lead-acid battery start-up screen When the lead-acid test was complete, I started the LiPo test. I elected to append the two graphs toge

Figure 4: LiPo & Lead-acid Battery Testing showing minutes of use at 500ma average current Next I measured the NiMH and Alkaline AA batteries.

Figure 5: NiMH and Alkaline battery test resultsat 400ma average current Some Options While the basic CBA-IV is more than adequate for most ham app

Bottom Line: The West Mountain Radio CBA-IV is a useful piece of test equipment that permits detailed battery analysis for anyone interested in porta

I put some hot glue over the LED/diode/resistor assembly to fix everything in place, and then used silicon self-fusing tape to cover the wiring. I us