BLF-1206A (12 hours at 10 W PEP, 9 hours at 20 W PEP) · Power
A battery, charger, controller, solar panel, filter, or station-power component.
Why operators make room for it
Keep the station alive after the nearest outlet disappears
A remote antenna site is only useful for as long as the radio, accessories, and charging plan can keep working there.
That is where BLF-1206A (12 hours at 10 W PEP, 9 hours at 20 W PEP) enters the kit. Includes built-in PCM (protection circuit module) which provides internal cell balancing and management, protection from overcurrent, undervoltage (overdischarge), overvoltage and short circuiting, and has integrated charging circuitry Please note you can also use an adapter to convert the Anderson Powerpole output from the battery to various outputs including a DC plug.
For the operator, the goal is quiet and predictable endurance: enough correctly managed energy for the real radio load, with polarity, current, chemistry, charging, and protection handled deliberately.
Quick product reference
Key Specifications
- Product type
- Power
- Primary role
- A battery, charger, controller, solar panel, filter, or station-power component.
- Voltage
- 12V
- Capacity
- 6 Ah
- Case Type
- PVC Pack
- Charge Connector
- DC Barrel Plug
- Discharge Connector
- Anderson Powerpole
- Maximum Continuous Discharge Current
- 12A (Make sure your load consumes less than 12A)
- Maximum Peak Pulse Current
- 24A (2 sec.)
- Maximum Continuous Power
- 144 Watts (12V x 12A = 144 Watts) (Make sure your load consumes less than 144 Watts)
- Dimensions
- (L x W x H) 4.4 in. x 2.6 in. x 2.8 in. (108 mm x 64 mm x 69 mm)
- Weight
- 1.4 lbs. (0.7 kg.)
- Input Voltage
- 120VAC/220 VAC
- Output Voltage
- 14.6VDC
Operator decision support
Plan the complete setup
See what this product is best suited for, what the documented setup needs, and the boundaries to confirm before deployment.
- Best for
A remote antenna site is only useful for as long as the radio, accessories, and charging plan can keep working there.
- What else you need
Protect every circuit with the specified polarity, fuse, cable size, ventilation, and charging limits.
What an operator can do
- Match battery chemistry, voltage, current capacity, connectors, charger, and controller to the station load.
- Protect every circuit with the specified polarity, fuse, cable size, ventilation, and charging limits.
- Estimate operating time from the actual transmit duty cycle rather than a maximum nameplate figure alone.
Complete product details
The Bioenno Power Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Battery Model BLF-1206A is a state of the art 12V 6Ah battery. One of our most highly sought-after batteries in particular for radio communications and other applications where space comes at a premium but absolute performance is necessary, this product is not only small, compact, and light weight, but also provides excellent power and performance for its size. The battery has an integrated PCM (protection circuit module) which provides complete internal cell balancing, complete integrated protection along with integrated charge circuitry and boasts no EMI/RFI (Electromagnetic Interference/Radio-Frequency Interference) and is absolutely quiet! This unit has available a 110VAC/220 VAC AC-to-DC charger, that provides 2A with a DC Plug.
Includes built-in PCM (protection circuit module) which provides internal cell balancing and management, protection from overcurrent, undervoltage (overdischarge), overvoltage and short circuiting, and has integrated charging circuitry
Please note you can also use an adapter to convert the Anderson Powerpole output from the battery to various outputs including a DC plug.
Please note that this battery should be charged using a LiFePO4 compatible charger, and not a charger for SLA batteries.
Battery Specifications
- Voltage: 12V
- Capacity: 6 Ah
- Case Type: PVC Pack
- Charge Connector: DC Barrel Plug
- Discharge Connector: Anderson Powerpole
- Maximum Continuous Discharge Current: 12A (Make sure your load consumes less than 12A)
- Maximum Peak Pulse Current: 24A (2 sec.)
- Maximum Continuous Power: 144 Watts (12V x 12A = 144 Watts) (Make sure your load consumes less than 144 Watts)
- Dimensions:(L x W x H) 4.4 in. x 2.6 in. x 2.8 in. (108 mm x 64 mm x 69 mm)
- Weight: 1.4 lbs. (0.7 kg.)
Compatible AC-to-DC Charger Specifications
- Input Voltage: 120VAC/220 VAC
- Output Voltage: 14.6VDC
- Current: 2A
- Connector: DC Plug
IMPORTANT
In practice if you are not using the battery for more than 3 months, simply top off the battery using the BPC- wall charger every 3 months. You do not need to leave the BPC- wall charger attached to the battery all the time. Simply top off using the BPC- wall charger, the LED light on the charger turning from red to green. The 50% rule is only needed if you will not be using the battery for more than 1 year. In that case, you will need to discharge the battery to about 12.8 VDC and then disconnect the wall charger from the battery and store.
