[Elecraft] KX-1 Voltage Display

[Don Wilhelm]

Dave,

Your meter is reading the voltage outside the KX1 while the KX1 is
displaying the voltage after the series protection diode, hence the slightly
lower voltage.  Yes, you can expect about a 0.3 volt drop.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
> I am building KX-1 SN 1625.  Concerning Alignment and
> Testing-Part 2, page 44 of the manual, testing
> approxiomate power supply or battery voltage:  The
> display registers 12.2/3 volts; my DMM  across the
> battery terminals registers 12.60 volts.
>
> Is this discrepency with the definition of
> "approximate"  or do I have a problem?
>
> Dave WA6YSO
>
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