Sounds like a good outcome: no repair required. I confess to having made mistakes much like this. Frequently.
73 de Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob May Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 4:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] (KX3) Voltage display (solved) 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
