"Frank Olaughlin" wrote in message
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I seem to notice that I get a battery drain on the alkalines in the
FT-817, even when it is turned off with nothing else attached (ext
power supply). Has anyone else noticed this condition? I've come up
with a home brew case that will use a SLA battery to externally power
it, but am still concerned about any (even if small) continuous
battery drain. Any comments or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

73 Frank WQ1O

Yea, that's normal. The power switch is electronic, meaning the circuitry is
always watching it to see if anyone has pushed the power switch. It has to
use a little currect to do this, not much, I suppose less than a milliamp,
but
it will drain batteries eventually.

Dan, W9FCC