I noticed when I covered my KPA500 with a towel, the next morning It feels slightly warm on the bottom and top over the Transformer. I thought that was curious since it had been off all night.
I turned the power switch off on the rear panel and the heat went totally away. I wondered if there are circuits running even with the front panel power switch off. I checked the schematics and T3; BRIDGE; U2; U1; U4; and other circuits are live with the front panel power switch off. This is normal and to be expected given the design. I have concluded that the switch on the rear panel is important for removing power totally from the KPA500. This is good to know when there are storms in the area, etc. 73's Ron Durie [email protected] www.durie.us ______________________________________________________________ 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
