Bill, Did that, it's set for 110v. I used the yellow tap, which gives me 75 v, right in the middle of the spec. I did try the other two, but same behavior.
Thnaks, Mike AD5A -----Original Message----- From: Nr4c [mailto:n...@widomaker.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 10:19 AM To: Mike Crownover <a...@gvtc.com> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 problem What input voltage is it configured for? Check manual for voltage tap info. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Feb 15, 2016, at 11:11 PM, Mike Crownover <a...@gvtc.com> wrote: > > I just bought a lightly used KPA500. It arrived from the seller, well > packed and complete with cables, manuals, etc. I turned the amp on, > interfaced it with my K3, keyed the radio and the KPA500 immediately > shut-off. No fault light or error code, nothing. It shuts down just as > if I had pressed the power button, the fan runs, etc... The antenna is > resonant 1:1, I've lowered input power to 10 watts, swapped coax, > hooked it up to another K3, used RCA to RCA cable, the Elecraft cable, > etc.. When down to 10 watts input, I can tap the paddle like a > straight key lightly and the amp works, but put two dits together and it shuts down. > > > > Has anyone had an experienced anything like this. I keep thinking this > has to be something simple. > > > > Mike AD5A > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > n...@widomaker.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
