[Elecraft] Power for KAT100

Thu Jul 24 22:51:00 2003

Hi

Make up several barrel connector to powerpoles with 18 ga wires and a 12 =
ga powerpole to powerpole then plug the powerpoles into a 5 or 8 slot =
rigrunner now you can power your K2/100, KAT100, KRC2, transverters or =
whatever and each slot is fused with a led under each fuse that lights =
if the fuse blows. Rigrunners are great I have several of them. I even =
use them to connect several solar panels to one of my controllers. Just =
about every 12 volt radio or device I own I have fitted with powerpoles. =

Don Brown

KD5NDB
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Tom Hammond=20
  To: Tom, W6WW ; - Elecraft=20
  Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power for KAT100

  Tom, et al:

  Series diode D10 in the K2 is there to protect against someone (like =
me)=20
  from connecting his 35A 12VDC power supply to the K2, BUT with the =
polarity=20
  reversed... without D10, as a friend always reminds me, "Bad things =
will=20
  happen".

  A couple fella suggested adding one (or more) 'taps' off of the power=20
  connector which plugs into the KPA100. That's what I've done... one =
heavy=20
  (#12) wire and a couple #12 wires, all going to appropriate =
connectors.

  73,

  Tom Hammond   N0SS

  At 06:17 PM 7/24/03, Tom, W6WW wrote:
  >Andy,
  >
  >The most definitive response(from Tom, N0SS) seems to be that the =
diode in
  >series with the K2 jack prevents its use to supply power out.  =
Thought I
  >might try it any way since there is voltage there and the KAT100 =
probably
  >doesn't take much current.  Or, I suppose you could bypass the diode,
  >perhaps raising some risk, but I don't know what it would be.  If I =
get
  >adventursome, I will post the result.
  >
  >73,
  >Tom, W6WW
  >K2 #3453
  >
  >
  >----- Original Message -----
  >From: "Wallace, Andy" <[email protected]>
  >To: "Tom, W6WW" <[email protected]>
  >Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:34 AM
  >Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Power for KAT100
  >
  >
  >Did you ever get a definitive answer? That sure sounds like
  >the way to go, and there should be power at the K2 jack without
  >the power switch being on, right? (I don't have the KPA100/KAT100.)
  >
  >Andy
  >
  >
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: Tom, W6WW [mailto:[email protected]]
  > > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:24 PM
  > > To: - Elecraft
  > > Subject: [Elecraft] Power for KAT100
  > >
  > >
  > > Is there any reason I can't just connect the power jacks on the K2 =
and
  > > KAT100 with a short cable to get power to the KAT100?  I have
  > > the KPA100
  > > installed with power through the power pole connectors, so
  > > the jack on the
  > > K2 is not used.
  > >
  > > 73,
  > > Tom, W6WW
  > > K2 #3453
  > >
  > >
  > >
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