[Elecraft] Power for KAT100

[Tom, W6WW]

Tom and others,

The consensus is "Don't mess with it."  So I will build a Y connector and do
it right.  Thanks to all.

73,
Tom, W6WW
K2 #3453


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Hammond" <n0ss@earthlink.net>
To: "Tom, W6WW" <tom@cwx.com>; "- Elecraft" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power for KAT100


> Tom, et al:
>
> Series diode D10 in the K2 is there to protect against someone (like me)
> from connecting his 35A 12VDC power supply to the K2, BUT with the
polarity
> reversed... without D10, as a friend always reminds me, "Bad things will
> happen".
>
> A couple fella suggested adding one (or more) 'taps' off of the power
> connector which plugs into the KPA100. That's what I've done... one heavy
> (#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" <awallace@mc.com>
> >To: "Tom, W6WW" <tom@cwx.com>
> >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:tom@cwx.com]
> > > 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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