And make sure the contacts on your control cable are securely crimped. Lessons learned from experience are best remembered.
On Sep 30, 2016 8:38 AM, "Don Wilhelm" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have just been alerted that a loose RJ-45 plug in the KXPA100 Control > jack can cause that same problem. Make sure the plug is fully inserted and > the locking tab has clicked into place. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > David, > > The KX3 may still be running by virtue of the internal batteries if the > KXPA100 power drops, but that will not prevent the KX3 from turning off the > PA ON menu and dropping the power to 5 volts. > > Check your power cable - look in the end of the APP connector. If you see > the end of 2 pieces of metal (both the spring finger and the contact blade) > the contact blade is not latched, give it a push from the wire side until > it latches. > > Check the connections at your power supply, they must be tight - if you > can move them at all, they are not tight. Also check the fuse and > fuseholder. The fuse must make tight contact with the fuseholder contacts. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 9/30/2016 9:24 AM, 'David F. Reed' [email protected] [KX3] wrote: > >> >> Geoff, >> >> Thanks for the idea... That might be it; I am not in the shack when it >> happens, though if that were it, I would be surprised, as I have the >> internal batteries in place, and I would have thought that the power >> doesn't go away if the external supply drops. Could be just enough I >> guess... >> >> Thanks & 73 de W5SV, Dave >> >> >> On 9/30/16 07:20, Geoff Allsup wrote: >> >>> If supply power goes off even momentarily (instead of turning power >>> off on the KX3) that's exactly what happens. Check your supply would >>> be my first suggestion. >>> >>> >>> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
