Dave, Your meter is reading the voltage outside the KX1 while the KX1 is displaying the voltage after the series protection diode, hence the slightly lower voltage. Yes, you can expect about a 0.3 volt drop.
73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > I am building KX-1 SN 1625. Concerning Alignment and > Testing-Part 2, page 44 of the manual, testing > approxiomate power supply or battery voltage: The > display registers 12.2/3 volts; my DMM across the > battery terminals registers 12.60 volts. > > Is this discrepency with the definition of > "approximate" or do I have a problem? > > Dave WA6YSO > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/699 - Release Date: 2/23/2007 1:26 PM _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
