[Elecraft] P3 trouble

[Hunsdon Cary III]

Mark, Don, & wes-
Well, who knows what caused it!
I disconnected everything and then re-connected all cables - for the 3rd time - and now it is working as advertised.
Glad Murphy's visit was a short one and hope this problem doesn't return.
Happy New Year!
"H", K4TM


On Dec 26, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Mark wrote:

> Hi H
> 
> My bet is you have some rf pickup with the extra cables
> To the p3.  Try a dummy load to see if it occurs again.
> 
> It's also possible that your power supply is right on the
> Edge of current limiting without the p3 but that's
> Not as likely.  If you need a dummy load, let me
> Know
> 
> Mark n2qt
> Merry Chritmas!
> 
> Sent from my iPod
> 
> On Dec 26, 2010, at 5:36 PM, Hunsdon Cary III <h3cary at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Reflector:
>>   My P3 Panadpter #888 went together like clockwork in a few hours earlier today.  On receive it does as advertised and the display is beautiful.
>>   HOWEVER, when I transmit with my K3-100 on SSB, after 2 seconds or less, the power to the K3 and the P3 cuts off; when power to the P3 is off, the K3 transmits A-OK.
>>   I have checked to be sure that my cables are properly connected and they are...the P3 is drawing power from the 12VDC jack on the rear of the K3.
>>   Any ideas on what might be causing this problem....BTW, I used an antistatic mat and was grounded during the assembly process.
>>   Any help will be appreciated!
>>   73,
>>   "H" Cary, K4TM
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