That's right, Bob, I switch the K3 off, then wait until the KPA500's fan is silent to pull the station's main switch, so the whole station is OFF, including the rotator, W2, SteppIR controller, etc. - no power consumption at all... Makes me save up to 5 cents a day (we seem to have higher rates here). Which means I very seldom use the switch on the rear panel, except when fiddlling around with cables, etc. as recommended in the manual (yes, I did read it, hi!)
73 Richard - HB9ANM WB4SON wrote > > There is about 10 watts of power consumed when the front panel push-button > has turned the unit off. That's the power that is running the internal > supply and the microprocessor. That's why I use the switch in the back. > > 73, Bob, WB4SON > ----- Richard - HB9ANM -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA500-Power-Switches-tp7561786p7561818.html 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
