Me either nor do I recycle but those LEDs being on when the display is off seems rather odd. "No, I'm not a global warmist or anything... far from it."
Steve N4LQ [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "drewko" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 LED/LCD brightness > Cookie, I can see the "dAY" display pretty well with my normal indoor > operating position lighting, but the LEDs at this setting are > irritatingly bright. > > Sometimes during the day I have the rig on, just scanning a band or > listening to a SWBC station while I'm doing something else around the > shack; don't really need the display on then anyway. > > The ma difference as shown on the K3 between LCD Brt "2" and "dAY" is > about 70 ma. (No, I'm not a global warmist or anything... far from it. > Just thought it was interesting...) > > 73, > Drew > AF2Z > > > > On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:48:30 -0700 (PDT), Willis 'Cookie' Cooke > wrote: > >> >>Now I see what you are talking about Drew. I never paid attention to >>these settings other than LCD Brightness and Back light Brightness. I am >>not sure what your reason for turning the back light off might be. If you >>are operating in sun light I don't think that you can see the back light >>on the LCD with a setting at 2 and the current drain is small enough that >>I don't detect it on my power supply ammeter. I have never tried to >>operate my K3 outdoors and I am simulating it by aiming my 75 watt desk >>lamp at the LCD, but that looks OK to me. Is that a possible work around >>for your? >> >>Willis 'Cookie' Cooke >>K5EWJ >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
