Don. It goes to 12.9 volts on 20. On 40 it goes to 13.0. Current on 20 goes to 24 amps then gives me the message. No rig runner. 24 inch #10 wire to the k3
Lee On Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 12:47 PM Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > Lee, > > What is the voltage out of your power supply during transmit? View it > with the K3 ALT VFO B display. If it is below 12 volts, check your > power supply connections. If you are powering the K3 through a > RigRunner or other DC distribution system, eliminate it for the K3 and > connect directly to the power supply terminals. > > The K3 will try to keep the power constant, so if the voltage is low, > the current must go up. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 3/4/2020 1:32 PM, Leroy Buller wrote: > > I have a K3 that seems to have a problem. I am getting HI CURRENT > warning > > only on 20 meters. The antenna is matched. 80, 40 and 15 do not have > the > > issue. The current meter on the power supply does show quite a bit of > > current (20+ amps) on 20 meters but when I reduce power it stops giving > me > > the issue on 20 meters. When I reduce power on 20 meters, the high > current > > goes away around 65 watts. > > > > Anyone have an idea what is going on? I do appreciated the help > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
