[Elecraft] K-3

[GMuller885 at aol.com]

Rick:
     Checked the connections. All are good now.   Spread the spades on the 
PowerPoles on all connections and tightened the Ground  and made the power 
connections tighter.   Seems to work fine  now.  Just contacted a Bloke in 
Montreal Canada and it seemed to work  fine. When transmitting the unit pulls 
about 15 amps. Has that been  your experience with the  amperage?            
 
 
Gerald Muller KF5EYC
GMuller885 at aol.com  

 
In a message dated 2/4/2014 3:06:23 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
rhiller at sdicgm.com writes:

Sounds  like some good advice, Jerry.

Also, check the power supply  itself.  Does it maintain voltage?  Any 
current
clamping going  on? Etc.

73.......Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: Don  Wilhelm [mailto:w3fpr at embarqmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014  2:45 PM
To: GMuller885 at aol.com; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Cc:  rhiller at sdicgm.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K-3

Gerald,

Have  you checked the power cable?  Are the connector blades of the  APP
connector fully inserted and locked over the locking blades in the  housing?
Are the connections to the power supply tight?

Too much  resistance in the power cabling (due to loose connections) can
cause  exactly what you are observing.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/4/2014  3:32 PM, GMuller885 at aol.com wrote:
> I am having trouble with the K-3.  When I xmit for a period of time the 
> Display starts to fluctuates  with the modulation in my voice. The 
> longer I am on  the more  rapidly it fluctuates till it shuts down the 
K-3.
I have  removed
>   all external cables and even done this with a  dummy load. I have a 
> DX engineering Current chock at the entrance to  the house and at the
antenna. I am
>   told that people can  here RF on the signal. Any suggestions?
>    
>