[Elecraft] KPA500 Fuse blown

[Phil Wheeler]

Ken,

How much power out were you running on RTTY with 
your KPA500? I'm interested because I have the 
amp, but have not yet used it on digital modes 
(use the K3 barefoot at 25 W or so).

Phil W7OX

On 11/9/14 11:06 AM, Ken Chandler wrote:
> I was in the WAE rtty contest today when I heard a pop fizz, Red fault lamp on the kpa500 was lit up and 60v err in the window.
> I reset this fault, (switch off, and on) 2 hrs later I had another err fault, this time 270v err, I again reset the amp, 2hrs passed and had another 60v err, but this time the amp would not reset, it was powerless!
> Checked the Amp 6A fuses and they were dead.
> Is this a known problem! And can I get those 6A fuses here in the UK, or only available via Elecraft!
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Ken.. G0ORH
>
> Sent from my iPad
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