Ok, I feel like an idiot. Operator error. Who knew there was a display for BAT and P/S? I just turned the knob to the left to read the P/S instead of the internal battery. I hang my head in shame!
73, Rob NV5E --------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:14:27 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] (KX3) Voltage display > > Dick, > Two different cables, one of them the oem cable. Both 5.5 x 2.1mm. Both > have molded ends and measure full voltage with a DMM. Both show just .1V > drop on 10W cw transmit. > > 73, > Rob > NV5E > > ---------------------------------------- > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] (KX3) Voltage display > > Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:05:41 -0700 > > > > Is there any possibility that the coaxial DC connector is the wrong size for > > your KX3? I have had trouble mixing 2.5 and 2.1 mm connectors in my > > station. > > > > 73 de Dick, K6KR > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob May > > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 3:53 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Elecraft] (KX3) Voltage display > > > > I've been having a weird problem with my KX3. No matter what voltage I plug > > into the external power jack, the display will briefly show the correct > > voltage and then it will show 10.4V. I've measured the voltage at the > > barrel tip on the cord and it's either 12.9V (if on a gel cell) or 14.4V if > > I use the shack PS. In either case the KX3 internal display shows 10.4V > > after briefly showing 12.9V or 14.4V. FW 1.41, all options including > > internal battery charger. It didn't used to do this, any help would be > > greatly appreciated. > > > > 73, > > Rob > > NV5E > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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
