Mike wrote: > I was at a friends today, looking at his K3. It's in the 1000 range of > serial numbers, not a kit. > > If power is set above 95-96 watts, the rig shuts down instantly when you > transmit (at least in CW and if you press the TUNE button. Didn't try it > on any other modes). > > His power supply reads 14.6V, it's a 20A supply, but we didn't read it > under load. Does the K3 have the ability to display voltage and current > draw? > > I downloaded and installed 3.68 firmware, but the problem was there before. > > Clues and hints, please?
Used to happen to me before I got a better power supply. All 20 A supplies aren't the same. I was able to run full power on some bands, but on the worst band, I could only run 70W. Jon LA4RT ______________________________________________________________ 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
