Posted by Nr4c on Jun 05, 2020; 5:08pm URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/k3-High-Current-Message-on-10-meters-tp7347172p7661691.html
Fuses!
400 Watts “for quite a long time”? Bet the fans were happy.
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...nr4c. bill
> On Jun 5, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Tom Berry <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> I was operating on FT8 20 meters for quite a long time with my KPA500 running about 400 watts and heard a few pops (like something arching). Heard it a few more times then the amp went off.
>
> Now it will not power on. No lights, nothing. I checked the fuse and it is OK.
>
> Can you tell me where to start looking?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom AAA4VV
>
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