[Elecraft] K2 current draw

[Don Wilhelm]

Rich,

You may have nothing worng - it all depends...

First, the current draw with a full set of options will be higher than the
current the manual states - for this check, the manual assumes only the base
K2.

Secondly, the actual transmit current depends on the voltage applied.  The
K2 will draw current trying to produce the power you have requested, so if
you power supply voltage is on the low side, more current will be drawn.  I
believe the manual is close to correct for a nominal base K2 with a 13.8
volt supply.

Remove all the options and try it with a 13 to 14 volt supply and see what
the current draw is under those conditions.

73,
Don W3FPR

----- Original Message -----

> Just completed assembly of my new K2. Have all the options (160, DSP, NB,
> SSB) built except for the 100 watt PA unit. Unfortunatly my DSP unit was
> missing a .33 film type capacitor. Wish I had something to stick in as a
> temp so I can play :)
>
> Anyway, during the alignment process I ran across the problem where my
> current draw is 2.5 amps at 5 watts which is about an amp higher than it
> should be.I checked my components and they seem to be installed properly
and
> I checked voltages on tranistors in the transmitter and they look good.
>