[Elecraft] K2 TX alignment problems continue

[Vic Rosenthal]

Neal Campbell and Sarah Ferrell wrote:

> I have retested and the output as shown on the k2 tracks more closely 
> with the watt meter. On 40m with the k2 showing 10 watts, I am seeing 
> 2.6 amps.
> 
> When I push it to the maximum, it shows between 14 and 16 watts 
> depending on the band.

This is normal.

> I have set cal cur to 3.25amps. When I crank it to full output, after 
> abt 10 seconds I see the mpu reset (drops out of xmit and the elecraft 
> name appears in the lcd). Is this a sign of trouble or some safety logic 
> to keep it out of 'full carrier' mode for long?

No, it shouldn't do this.  if the CAL CUR setting is exceeded, you will get a Hi 
Cur indication but the MPU should not reset.  What are you using for a power supply?

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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco