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Erwin Witt - DK5EW

Power can be set only to 12W on 100W version

Hi all,

suddenly I can set the power of my K3/100W version with the power knob on
shortwave only to max 12W and on 6m only to 8W.

That all happened when I was operating on shortwave the K3 got's suddenly
very hot. Hope that the finals did not shot.
I checked the KPA3 setting it is on "nor".

Any help on that ?

73's Erwin/DK5EW

PS: now Text email not html hope it arrives

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Re: Power can be set only to 12W on 100W version

Nr4c

Re: Power can be set only to 12W on 100W version

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Contact Elecraft customer service.

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...nr4c. bill

> On Apr 12, 2020, at 12:55 PM, Erwin Witt - DK5EW <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> suddenly I can set the power of my K3/100W version with the power knob on
> shortwave only to max 12W and on 6m only to 8W.
>
> That all happened when I was operating on shortwave the K3 got's suddenly
> very hot. Hope that the finals did not shot.
> I checked the KPA3 setting it is on "nor".
>
> Any help on that ?
>
> 73's Erwin/DK5EW
>
> PS: now Text email not html hope it arrives
>
>
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Re: Power can be set only to 12W on 100W version-AK5X response

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Thanks guys,

I will check that all again and contact elecraft as well.

happy eastern to you all and take care.

73s Erwin/DK5EW

William Hammond schrieb am 12.04.2020 20:15 (GMT +02:00):

> Hi Erwin,
> Some plenary troubleshooting might include making sure your power cables
> and
> connections are secure. The K3 is very sensitive to low (voltage) power.
> Change
> the metering to see voltage. Observe it on RX and TX. Also observe the
> current.
> Writing to Elecraft tech support is always a good option. No one has the
> troubleshooting experience on the K3 like that that crew. I suspect they
> have
> defined troubleshooting steps for this problem.
>
> I would be suspicious of the power.
>
> 73, Bill-AK5X
>
> > On Apr 12, 2020, at 11:53 AM, Erwin Witt - DK5EW <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > suddenly I can set the power of my K3/100W version with the power knob
> on
> > shortwave only to max 12W and on 6m only to 8W.
> >
> > That all happened when I was operating on shortwave the K3 got's
> suddenly
> > very hot. Hope that the finals did not shot.
> > I checked the KPA3 setting it is on "nor".
> >
> > Any help on that ?
> >
> > 73's Erwin/DK5EW
> >
> > PS: now Text email not html hope it arrives
> >
> >
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Re: Power can be set only to 12W on 100W version

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In the event you have a very old K3 (serial number approx 3000 or earlier) you might need to replace some plugs on the final amp. As has beensuggested the first thing to do would be to contact Elecraft.
Good Luck.
BillK3WJV

On Sunday, April 12, 2020, 2:11:23 PM EDT, Nr4c <[hidden email]> wrote:

Contact Elecraft customer service.

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...nr4c. bill

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