[Elecraft] K3 Current Drain When Off

[Phil Kane]

On 10/19/2013 1:40 AM, Stephen Prior wrote:

> My Fluke 73 reads 4.3mA on the 300mA range and 40mA on the 10A range, which
> just goes to show that you can't trust the reading on an instrument when
> the 'full scale' value is so very much higher than the current that you are
> trying to measure.

U.S. Federal Communications Commission rules for broadcast station
transmitters (sec. 73.1215) require that the full scale range of a
linear meter be no more than five times the lowest normal indication
being measured,  i.e. readings must be more than 20% of full-scale to be
relied upon, and meter accuracy must be greater than 2% of full-scale.

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

>From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
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