[Elecraft] KPA500 - key down current on CW

[Jim Sheldon]

On my resonant Tribander with 1.2.1 SWR and the bargraph indicating 500W output, mine pulls 11.9 amps with the HV measuring 62.5 volts for a drain input power of 743.75 watts.  The amp is being run on a mains voltage of 240.  Drive power from the K3 indicates 28 watts.

Jim - W0EB

> Purely as a matter of interest, how much current does the KPA500
> draw on CW key down?
> 73 de M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #???)