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KPA 100 fan problem

Bob Whelan
Hi

Yesterday I turned on and the fan came on even though the heatsink was
cold and when I tried to TX 'PA hot' came on and the PA was inhibited.

1. CAL tpa is 220 which is about right  ~ 22C and Fan menu set  nor.
2. On  TX - Q3 base is 0.6v - which I think is about right (RC4 going
high of course)
3. On U1 RC7 is 5 and RC6 is low which is the correct output for Fan Hi
- which is what it is doing.
4. Power control less than 10w and the K2 sends OK
5. Firmware PA 1.06

Any ideas?

73 Bob G3PJT

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RE: KPA 100 fan problem

Don Wilhelm-3
Bob,

If CAL TPA is actually 220, that is much too high - The K2 microprocessor
thinks the heat sink is at 220 degrees C!!
Set it back to match the room temperature in degrees C when the heat sink is
at the ambient temperature. (i.e. 22 rather than 220).

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
> Yesterday I turned on and the fan came on even though the heatsink was
> cold and when I tried to TX 'PA hot' came on and the PA was inhibited.
>
> 1. CAL tpa is 220 which is about right  ~ 22C and Fan menu set  nor.
> 2. On  TX - Q3 base is 0.6v - which I think is about right (RC4 going
> high of course)
> 3. On U1 RC7 is 5 and RC6 is low which is the correct output for Fan Hi
> - which is what it is doing.
> 4. Power control less than 10w and the K2 sends OK
> 5. Firmware PA 1.06
>
> Any ideas?
>
> 73 Bob G3PJT
>

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Re: KPA 100 fan problem

Bob Whelan
Don,

Sorry, I seem to have had a 'senior moment'. On resetting its now OK!  
Sorry for the bandwidth.
Dunno how it got to 220 but one of those things in life.
I will keep taking the pills!

73 Bob G3PJT


Don Wilhelm wrote:

> Bob,
>
> If CAL TPA is actually 220, that is much too high - The K2 microprocessor
> thinks the heat sink is at 220 degrees C!!
> Set it back to match the room temperature in degrees C when the heat sink is
> at the ambient temperature. (i.e. 22 rather than 220).
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>  
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> Yesterday I turned on and the fan came on even though the heatsink was
>> cold and when I tried to TX 'PA hot' came on and the PA was inhibited.
>>
>> 1. CAL tpa is 220 which is about right  ~ 22C and Fan menu set  nor.
>> 2. On  TX - Q3 base is 0.6v - which I think is about right (RC4 going
>> high of course)
>> 3. On U1 RC7 is 5 and RC6 is low which is the correct output for Fan Hi
>> - which is what it is doing.
>> 4. Power control less than 10w and the K2 sends OK
>> 5. Firmware PA 1.06
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> 73 Bob G3PJT
>>
>>    
>
>
>  
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