[Elecraft] K3 LED/LCD brightness

[Steve Ellington]

Me either nor do I recycle but those LEDs being on when the display is off 
seems rather odd.
"No, I'm not a global warmist or anything... far from it."

Steve
N4LQ
N4LQ at carolina.rr.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drewko" <drewko1 at verizon.net>
To: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 LED/LCD brightness


> Cookie, I can see the "dAY" display pretty well with my normal indoor
> operating position lighting, but the LEDs at this setting are
> irritatingly bright.
>
> Sometimes during the day I have the rig on, just scanning a band or
> listening to a SWBC station while I'm doing something else around the
> shack; don't really need the display on then anyway.
>
> The ma difference as shown on the K3 between LCD Brt "2" and "dAY" is
> about 70 ma. (No, I'm not a global warmist or anything... far from it.
> Just thought it was interesting...)
>
> 73,
> Drew
> AF2Z
>
>
>
> On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:48:30 -0700 (PDT), Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Now I see what you are talking about Drew.  I never paid attention to 
>>these settings other than LCD Brightness and Back light Brightness. I am 
>>not sure what your reason for turning the back light off might be.  If you 
>>are operating in sun light I don't think that you can see the back light 
>>on the LCD with a setting at 2 and the current drain is small enough that 
>>I don't detect it on my power supply ammeter.  I have never tried to 
>>operate my K3 outdoors and I am simulating it by aiming my 75 watt desk 
>>lamp at the LCD, but that looks OK to me.  Is that a possible work around 
>>for your?
>>
>>Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
>>K5EWJ
>>
>>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html