[Elecraft] K3 Current Drain When Off

[Bill Frantz]

When I tried measuring in the negative lead, I found zero amps. 
The problem is that the grounding system in my station setup 
bypasses the negative lead, probably in several ways, letting me 
power the K3 up with no connection to the negative power supply 
lead at all.

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

On 10/18/13 at 4:51 PM, jim at audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote:

>If you're talking about me, the false readings I was getting 
>from the Watts Up meter were in the range of 40 mA, and a Fluke 
>measured 4 mA in the positive lead. There may, however, be 
>something happening on  the negative lead that is causing the 
>false readings. I don't have a fixture yet to put a Fluke 
>there. I should do that.
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