[KPA500] Hole in front panel?

[Robert Wright]

Greetings,

My recent factory assembled KPA500 has a hole in the front panel between the power button and the fault light.  I can find no mention of this in the manual or on the forums.

Does anybody know what this is?  Perhaps a hard reset?

Thanks and 73,
Bob, N7ZO


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[Phil Hystad-3]

Do you mean the PWR button to the left of the hole or the power on/off switch?  I presume you mean the PWR button because I have a little tiny hole there too.  

PEH


On Jan 7, 2013, at 5:30 PM, "Wright, Robert" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> My recent factory assembled KPA500 has a hole in the front panel between the power button and the fault light.  I can find no mention of this in the manual or on the forums.
>
> Does anybody know what this is?  Perhaps a hard reset?
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Bob, N7ZO
>
>
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[mcduffie]

On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 01:30:37 +0000, Wright, Robert wrote:

> My recent factory assembled KPA500 has a hole in the front panel between the power button and the fault light.  I can find no mention of this in the manual or on the forums.
>
> Does anybody know what this is?  Perhaps a hard reset?

"Speaker" for the audible alarm.  It is a "young person's" alarm though.
The frequency is too high for anyone with nerve damaged ears.  They
could replace it with one that is lower in frequency.

Gary
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[mcduffie]

On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 01:30:37 +0000, Wright, Robert wrote:

>  I can find no mention of this in the manual or on the forums.

Check the construction manual...downloadable from the site.

Gary
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[Robert Wright]

Ah-ha.  If I had done my own assembly, I would have known that.  A lesson for next time.  :-)   I should probably read the assembly manual cover-to-cover anyways

Thanks all for the quick responses.

73,  Bob N7ZO


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> My recent factory assembled KPA500 has a hole in the front panel between the power button and the fault light.  I can find no mention of this in the manual or on the forums.
>
> Does anybody know what this is?  Perhaps a hard reset?

"Speaker" for the audible alarm.  It is a "young person's" alarm though.
The frequency is too high for anyone with nerve damaged ears.  They could replace it with one that is lower in frequency.

Gary
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[N0AZZ]

I never knew it made a sound either, I have the same problem as Ron.

Fred/N0AZZ

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Yeah. With tinnitus from weapons firing in the Army I can't hear it at all!

But it's there.

73 Ron AC7AC

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On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 01:30:37 +0000, Wright, Robert wrote:

> My recent factory assembled KPA500 has a hole in the front panel between
the power button and the fault light.  I can find no mention of this in the
manual or on the forums.
>
> Does anybody know what this is?  Perhaps a hard reset?

"Speaker" for the audible alarm.  It is a "young person's" alarm though.
The frequency is too high for anyone with nerve damaged ears.  They could
replace it with one that is lower in frequency.

Gary
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[Pete Lascell]

Page 41 of rev "F" manual says:

" Small hole is a sound passage for the annunciator on the front panel board"

Pete Lascell, W4WWQ
Forest, VA


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Wright, Robert
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  Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:30 PM
  Subject: [Elecraft] [KPA500] Hole in front panel?


  Greetings,

  My recent factory assembled KPA500 has a hole in the front panel between the power button and the fault light.  I can find no mention of this in the manual or on the forums.

  Does anybody know what this is?  Perhaps a hard reset?

  Thanks and 73,
  Bob, N7ZO


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