40 inches of power cable. In my experiences, that could be an issue depending on the gauge of the wire. I used a long cable 12 gauge and had issues. Went to 24 inches number 10 gauge and voltage drop significantly improved. The resustace does not have to be large to cause a voltage drop
Lee On Sun, Apr 26, 2020, 9:47 AM N4ZR <[email protected]> wrote: > I've had an e-mail exchange with West Mountain Radio. Measured the > voltage drop inside the 4005i at only .08 volts at 100 watts key down. > My power cable from the 4500i to the K3 measures 0.3 ohms on each > conductor, which at 20 amps should only yield a 1.2 volt drop, right? I > don't know where the other volt plus of drop is coming from. The cable > is 40 inches long, and only minor shortening is possible. It is about > the largest wire that will fit in the Powerpoles on both the K3 and the > 4005i. > > Suggestions welcome > > -- > 73, Pete N4ZR > Check out the Reverse Beacon Network > at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now > spotting RTTY activity worldwide. > For spots, please use your favorite > "retail" DX cluster. > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
