[Elecraft] K Line Power Requirements

[Grant Youngman]

The KPA-500 is AC input. It does not run on 13.8vdc. 

A 25A peak supply is fine for what you've listed. 

Grant/Nq5t

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On Aug 5, 2011, at 4:18 PM, "Jack Regan" <ae6gc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> The specifications according to the manuals are:
> 
> 
> 
> K3                          20.0  A (recommended) 3-4 (typical)       NOTE:
> When barefoot I run 100 Watts for CW, SSB and RTTY
> 
> P3                           00 .5 A   
> 
> KPA500                 20.0  A
> 
> 
> 
> FT-7800                00.5 A    RCV
> NOTE: 6M, 2M, 440. Squelched. I sometimes have this on scan when working HF.
> 
> 
> 08.5 A    XMT                                                       NOTE: I
> do not think I have ever transmitted on both at the same time.
> 
> 
> 
> Do I really need a 49.5 amp continuous output PS?
> 
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