You can disable the SVGA display with a menu selection, but it makes only a very small difference in the current consumption. On mine, the total P3 current goes from about 590 mA to about 580 mA. (That's with a 13.8V supply. The current is higher with a lower supply voltage.)
A modification kit is planned for the K3 that will increase the current available from the 12VDC OUT jack. Alan N1AL On Fri, 2012-03-16 at 16:30 -0500, Oscar Staudt wrote: > I occasionally take my K3 portable and operate on 12v battery power (no > computer or monitor). I was also planning to sometimes take my P3. After > I install my P3SVGA board, will my P3 battery current usage go up at all > times, or can the P3SVGA be disabled/turned off, so the P3 has only the > older, more modest current draw when I'm portable? > > thanks, > Oscar, WB5GCX > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
