[Elecraft] K3 - ERR 12V???

[Don Wilhelm]

Craig,

Did you do as suggested in the manual list of error messages?  Check the 
circuit breaker first.

73,
Don W3FPR

Craig WØLV wrote:
> I was running WPX RTTY contest using abt 80W and it had ran for over an hour
> with no problems.  I have done it many times and the PA temp stayed around
> 50....  All of the sudden I received the ERR 12V.  I was watching the PA
> temp and it was staying around 45 to 49C.  The rig was running 3 bars on
> ALC, so was not overdriving the PA. Output was abt 80W.
>
> I went into the Config menu and turned the PA off and then back on and it
> still does not show up in the display menu to monitor PA temp.  I have power
> cycled the rig and power supply a number of times and no luck??? 
>
> Any Suggestions?  All I can get out of it is 12 W now and the PA is cool. 
> Cold air out of the back of the rig.  The Voltage from the power supply is
> 13.9V and I have a solid connection to the PS.  I cannot even get it to
> display the PA temp at all now even when I go into the Config menu and make
> sure it is turned on.  PA is set to NOR in Config menu.
>
> Thanks
> Craig WØLV
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