Made the same mistake. You need both power cables hooked up: one to the KAT100 and one to the K2. You can use a 'Y' cable to power both. Brian
KB1VBF Sent from my iPad > On May 25, 2016, at 8:47 PM, mjpilgrim <mpilg...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > I recently purchased a used KAT100. Not sure how to interpret a possible > failing condition at Power UP time. Stupid Question: If I simply connect > 12VDC to the DC power input jack on the KAT100 (without the K2 physically > connected), should I see the lights eliminated on the KAT100? Reason I ask > is because at one time during my initial hookup I seem to recall the lights > on, but now they are not. Don't know if possibly my interface cable had a > shorted connection, or what. Nonetheless, before I re-cable and try again, > I just needed to ask if I might have a problem in which the lights do not > come on. Upon close inspection of the interface cable I think I located a > shorted connection at the KAT100 connection. I removed that shorted > condition but I feel hesitant to plug in a try the operational status of the > setup. Can anyone please tell me if the KAT100 lights illuminate when the > 12VDC power is connected, or must the unit be calbed to the K2? > > Thanks, > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAt100-power-on-question-tp7618014.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: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 b.den...@comcast.net ______________________________________________________________ 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
