We have this same problem every year using my RV for field day. The GFI's in the RV control nearly every outlet. 100 watts to a nearby antenna, and the GFI's trip nearly every outlet. For this last June, I wired a special circuit to the main panel to give the operating position it's own GFI-free outlet. End of problems.
Turns out the GFI's are a special kind, designed just for walls in RV's, and you're pretty much stuck with what you have. 73, Guy. On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 8:59 AM, John Shadle <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > I realize that this is tangentially related to Elecraft gear since I'm > using a K3 and experiencing this issue, but I thought someone else may > have some knowledge to share with me to help me solve my problem. > > Recently I stopped using a 25' long extension cord to power my > computer, power supply, and other accessories and installed a 2 gang > box directly off of the main electrical panel, where my shack happens > to be (in the basement). While our basement is waterproofed, it still > has a concrete floor, which "requires" a GFI outlet (according to my > electrician). To do my due diligence, I installed one GFI in the 2 > gang box and 1 regular 3-prong grounded outlet. I have my shack > computer, my power supply, and my transformer for my SGC SG-231 > autotuner plugged into this. > > Last night I tuned up (15W) 20m and was hoping to work some DX. My SWR > showed <2.0:1 on my SWR meter and on the K3. All is good. When I keyed > down with 100W, the GFI tripped and my shack computer, power supply, > etc. shut off. > > I'm using Leviton smartlockpro 20A GFCI outlets from Home Depot. > They're not "cheap", but maybe they don't have adequate RFI protection > (obviously). > > I suppose the first solution is to remove the GFI from the situation, > but I thought using it was the "right thing to do". Any personal > anecdotes or advice would be welcome. > > Thanks! > -john W4PAH > Madison, WI > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
