FWIW, I just measured my K3 and it draws 38mA when switched off. Mine is also "older" - way back in early production.
73, Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Brown Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 12:16 PM To: Reflector Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Current Drain When Off Nope. I measured both units several times, and just now repeated the measurements. 73, Jim On 10/16/2013 11:23 AM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: > Hi Jim - you must be misreading the meter by several decimal points > :-) > > We just measured several K3s in the lab and they both draw less than 5 > mA when off. > > Eric > elecraft.com > > On 10/16/2013 10:37 AM, Alan Bloom wrote: >> I just measured my fully-loaded K3/P3. They draw 1.94A on and 4.3 mA >> off. >> >> Alan N1AL >> >> >> On 10/16/2013 10:07 AM, Jim Brown wrote: >>> I recently set up four solar panels and a pair of 6V golf cart >>> batteries to run my station. When I first set it up 6-8 weeks ago I >>> was getting 35 Ah per day. Now with the sun lower in the sky and the >>> panels shaded by my tall trees, it's more like 25 Ah/day. >>> >>> The batteries didn't seem to be holding a charge, and I thought they >>> might be defective. Then someone noted that K3s pull some current >>> when they're switched off, so I just measured mine. Sure enough, >>> when switched off, my oldest one is pulling 420 mA and the next >>> oldest one is pulling 350 mA. The combined load is 18.7 Ah/day! That >>> load, combined with a a few hundred mA for antenna switching relays >>> is what's draining my batteries. >>> >>> Is there a fix for my K3s short of an external switch to disconnect >>> them from the battery? >>> >>> 73, Jim K9YC >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
