Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Fans

2021-08-08 Thread Jim Brown
I would like to set my fans to run at medium speed ALL THE TIME!! My neighbor, K6XX, is the engineer at Elecraft tasked with putting the KPA1500 into production. He got burned out (lost everything) in last summer's wildfire, and borrowed my KPA1500 for a weekend contest. I had done what

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Fans

2021-08-08 Thread Julia Tuttle
lt;mailto:w5...@comcast.net> > Sent: Sunday, August 8, 2021 10:08 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net<mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Fans > > I looked through my kpa1500 fans and do not see this question answered. > > I would like to set my fans to

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Fans

2021-08-08 Thread Dick Dievendorff
FAN SPEED MIN menu item. If it’s not shown, try enabling the TECH MODE menu item that reveals less frequently used menu items. 73 de Dick, K6KR > On Aug 8, 2021, at 10:09, Ronnie Hull wrote: > > I looked through my kpa1500 fans and do not see this question answered. > > I would like to

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Fans

2021-08-08 Thread Ken K6MR
:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Fans I looked through my kpa1500 fans and do not see this question answered. I would like to set my fans to run at medium speed ALL THE TIME!! How can I do t his Im sure I will get blasted for this but I’m a tough old hide Ronnie W5SUM -- This em

[Elecraft] KPA1500 Fans

2021-08-08 Thread Ronnie Hull
I looked through my kpa1500 fans and do not see this question answered. I would like to set my fans to run at medium speed ALL THE TIME!! How can I do t his Im sure I will get blasted for this but I’m a tough old hide Ronnie W5SUM -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 fans not working in auto mode

2020-03-30 Thread kc8wh.mh
The fans on my KPA 500 kick on at 50C and shut down when the temperature gets to 48 or 49 C. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: NK6A-Don Minkoff Date: 3/30/20 12:14 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 fans not working

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 fans not working in auto mode

2020-03-30 Thread Dick Dievendorff
, March 30, 2020 09:14 To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 fans not working in auto mode Has anyone had a problem with the fans not turning on automatically in the KPA1500? I realized that operating today in WPX that the temp was reading over 43 c and no fans. Manually turned them

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 fans not working in auto mode

2020-03-30 Thread Dave
I do not remember the exact values but the latest firmware changed the start & stop points for the different fan speeds. If it had gone to 50c without the fans turning on then I would definitely be concerned. Maybe someone from Elecraft can post the temperature crossover points for fans to

[Elecraft] KPA1500 fans not working in auto mode

2020-03-30 Thread Andy Durbin
"I realized that operating today in WPX that the temp was reading over 43 c and no fans." At what temperature did you expect the fans to start? KPA500 switches fans on at 50 deg C. Wouldn't the temperature readout be derived from the same thermistor that provides temperature for fan

[Elecraft] KPA1500 fans not working in auto mode

2020-03-30 Thread NK6A-Don Minkoff
Has anyone had a problem with the fans not turning on automatically in the KPA1500? I realized that operating today in WPX that the  temp was reading over 43 c and no fans.  Manually turned them on.  Reloaded firmware and still no fans when getting over 40 deg c.  Ser no. 316. Ver. 2.38.

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 fans

2019-06-03 Thread Jeff Blaine
Is there a fan mod other than a firmware upgrade? 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.com On 6/3/19 10:14 AM, Dan Atchison via Elecraft wrote: I have all of the KPA1500 fan mods and firmware upgrades and they make the amplifier so much quieter.?? Good job, Elecraft. What I would

[Elecraft] KPA1500 fans

2019-06-03 Thread Dan Atchison via Elecraft
I have all of the KPA1500 fan mods and firmware upgrades and they make the amplifier so much quieter.?? Good job, Elecraft. What I would like to see, however, is a firmware /option /to exhibit the following tendency. Minimum fan speed at 0.?? When the amp detects a PTT, then the fan speed