Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 clicking as the temperature changes

2020-06-25 Thread William Hammond via Elecraft
I have KPA500 SN 00149. Mine is a kit and it hasn’t had a lid off since I finished building it July 2, 2011, almost 9 years ago,. Like the rest, I heard clicking for a while and all of a sudden it stopped or I just no longer hear it. I think it stopped. Whatever was clicking found its

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 clicking as the temperature changes

2020-06-25 Thread Nr4c
I think it’s the “Z” bracket inside. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Jun 25, 2020, at 10:12 AM, Howard Sherer wrote: > > I have had a KPA500 for many years and the only annoying thing is that I > hear clicking of the metal case parts as it heats up and cools down. all of > the case

[Elecraft] KPA-500 clicking as the temperature changes

2020-06-25 Thread Howard Sherer
I have had a KPA500 for many years and the only annoying thing is that I hear clicking of the metal case parts as it heats up and cools down. all of the case screws are tight and I had this problem from the early days even before I had to remove the RF deck and send it to the factory for minor