[Elecraft] K2 Low Power Out / Hi Current

[Don Wilhelm]

Jeremy,

The problem of HiCur coupled with low power output is usually associated 
with a problem either in T4 or the Low Pass Filter.

Check all the capacitors in the Low Pass Filter for proper values and 
count the turns on the toroids.  Count only the turns passing through 
the center of the core.  It is easy to put an extra turn on the toroids, 
and the result is a HiCur message along with low power output.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/5/2013 7:58 PM, JeremyJones wrote:
> I'm trying to complete the stage 3 transmitter alignment on my K2 and have
> run into a bit of a snag.  The 40M check looks good according to the built
> in power meter, however with an external watt meter connected to a dummy
> load, I am getting less than 1W on the with the K2 set at 2W, and about 2W
> when set for 10W.  Moving on to 80M at 2W I get a high current warning.
>