[Elecraft] K3 Current Drain When Off

[Ralph Parker]

>>I would suspect a display problem with the Watts Up ...

>I pulled out my Fluke and an adapter I had made years ago for a current probe
>and measured both radios. Both are drawing 4 mA when off...

I had a 'current drawn when off' incident a few years ago myself.
K3 'current when off' was over 1 amp when measured with a Watts Up right at
the back of the K3.
The problem turned out to be an anomalous reading on the Watts Up, caused
by an IC-756 ProIII that was running, mounted on the shelf above the K3.
The HV from the display was affecting the reading of the Watts Up. I turned
the Pro3 off, and the reading on the Watts Up dropped to around the 4ma mark.

Ralph, VE7XF