From the owner's manual for the K3, the DC power output is rated at 0.5A max. The P3 max draw is, you guessed it, 0.5 A max. this doesn't leave a lot of overhead for 'all' the other things you want to power with it.
...bill nr4c On Tue, 3 May 2011 01:43:09 -0700, Fred Townsend wrote: > I do think it's a serious consideration. First, it seems easy to do. > Second > the K line has one of the most intelligent powering schemes I have > seen. You > can power on from one switch or each individual unit. As for daisy > chaining... I wouldn't. Just put a dual RCA on the K3. Since they are > used > for stereo, dual jacks are cheap and abundant. > Fred > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Gilbert > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 1:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Pleased...P3 No. 1327... > > > I'm having a difficult time believing you guys think that should be a > serious consideration. > > Besides, from a purely theoretical point of view, daisy chain power > connections are not the smartest configuration in the first place. > > Dave AB7E > > > > On 5/2/2011 9:47 PM, Fred Townsend wrote: >> But Lou a dual RCA jack costs about the same as a single jack. >> Besides >> it's the K Line now and what better way to push a line than multiple > plugins? >> de Fred, AE6QL > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of W0FK >> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 7:30 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Pleased...P3 No. 1327... >> >> John, build or purchase an RCA Y connector. I use one to power both >> my >> PR6 and P3. >> >> 73, >> >> Lou, W0FK >> >> >> John Ragle wrote: >>> >>> One complaint in this paean of praise -- since the 13.5 VDC out on >>> the >>> K3 back panel will simultaneously support both the P3 and the PR6, >>> one or the other of those RCA plugs should have been a >>> pass-through, >>> or there should have been a pass-through on the P3, since both >>> units >>> are useful. >>> >>> >> >> ----- >> St. Louis, MO >> K3 #2513, P3 #620 >> -- >> View this message in context: >> >> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Pleased-P3-No-1327-tp6325434p6325 >> 971.ht >> ml >> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >> email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >> email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
