Re: [Elecraft] K3 Battery Low
Keith, That was the problem. Somehow, I had accidentally bumped the variable voltage control on the power supply down to 10 volts. During the contest, I kept wondering why the dial screen was dimmer and flickered during SSB transmit. I chalked that up to knowing I was using a marginal AC circuit at a portable site. Sadly, I did not resolve this until near the end of contest. 73, Henry - K4TMC On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 1:24 PM Keith Trinity WE6R wrote: > Yes, but the "BAT LOW" message has nothing to do with the clock battery. > > BAT LOW means your supply voltage is below the level you have set in > Config Menu "BAT MIN". > > From the manual; > BAT MIN 11.0 Low-battery warning threshold; 11.0 recommended. (This > refers to a battery used as the DC power supply for the transciever, not > to the 3-V backup battery for the real-time clock.) If the voltage drops > below this level, the operator will be alerted with a BAT LOW message. > The menu parameter flashes if this occurs within the menu, so the level > can be easily tested. > Keith WE6R Elecraft K3/K4 Tech > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to kilo4...@gmail.com > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Battery Low
Yes, but the "BAT LOW" message has nothing to do with the clock battery. BAT LOW means your supply voltage is below the level you have set in Config Menu "BAT MIN". From the manual; BAT MIN 11.0 Low-battery warning threshold; 11.0 recommended. (This refers to a battery used as the DC power supply for the transciever, not to the 3-V backup battery for the real-time clock.) If the voltage drops below this level, the operator will be alerted with a BAT LOW message. The menu parameter flashes if this occurs within the menu, so the level can be easily tested. Keith WE6R Elecraft K3/K4 Tech __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 Battery Low
Henry, The battery is *only* for the real-time clock. It does nothing else. Go have fun! -- 73, -de John "Curly" NI0K in rural Debs, MN USA Hamshack Hotline: 610271 https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K Henry Pollock - K4TMC wrote on 3/25/2022 12:45 PM: Just set up at portable location for the CQ WPX Contest and am getting the 'Bat Low' warning. Is it safe to operate for a few days, or do I need to go find a battery before starting the contest? 73, Henry - K4TMC (K3 #98 with original battery) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to jasimm...@pinewooddata.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 Battery Low
Just set up at portable location for the CQ WPX Contest and am getting the 'Bat Low' warning. Is it safe to operate for a few days, or do I need to go find a battery before starting the contest? 73, Henry - K4TMC (K3 #98 with original battery) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
