[Elecraft] Pleased...P3 No. 1327...

[nr4c]

 From the owner's manual for the K3, the DC power output is rated at 
 0.5A max.  The P3 max draw is, you guessed it, 0.5 A max.  this doesn't 
 leave a lot of overhead for 'all' the other things you want to power 
 with it.

 ...bill   nr4c




 On Tue, 3 May 2011 01:43:09 -0700, Fred Townsend wrote:
> I do think it's a serious consideration. First, it seems easy to do. 
> Second
> the K line has one of the most intelligent powering schemes I have 
> seen. You
> can power on from one switch or each individual unit. As for daisy
> chaining... I wouldn't. Just put a dual RCA on the K3. Since they are 
> used
> for stereo, dual jacks are cheap and abundant.
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Gilbert
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 1:03 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Pleased...P3 No. 1327...
>
>
> I'm having a difficult time believing you guys think that should be a
> serious consideration.
>
> Besides, from a purely theoretical point of view, daisy chain power
> connections are not the smartest configuration in the first place.
>
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
> On 5/2/2011 9:47 PM, Fred Townsend wrote:
>> But Lou a dual RCA jack costs about the same as a single jack. 
>> Besides
>> it's the K Line now and what better way to push a line than multiple
> plugins?
>> de Fred, AE6QL
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W0FK
>> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 7:30 PM
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Pleased...P3 No. 1327...
>>
>> John, build or purchase an RCA Y connector. I use one to power both 
>> my
>> PR6 and P3.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Lou, W0FK
>>
>>
>> John Ragle wrote:
>>>
>>> One complaint in this paean of praise -- since the 13.5 VDC out on
>>> the
>>> K3 back panel will simultaneously support both the P3 and the PR6,
>>> one or the other of those RCA plugs should have been a 
>>> pass-through,
>>> or there should have been a pass-through on the P3, since both 
>>> units
>>> are useful.
>>>
>>>
>>
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>> St. Louis, MO
>> K3 #2513, P3 #620
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