[Elecraft] Fan question on K3

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Ronnie: Since you apparently are not aware of the following, I presume you
bought a factory built K3 with the KPA3 installed. There's a test you can
run to verify the fans are working and a calibration procedure that sets the
temperature at which they start. 

PA Temperature Sensor Calibration - You will need a thermometer to measure
your room temperature. (This test is in your K3S Owner's Manual)

1) Leave the K3/K3s off for at least 15 minutes to be sure the rig is at
room temperature. 
2) Turn the K3/K3S on and in the CONFIG menu locate the PA TEMP entry. 
3) Adjust VFOA to change the reading to match your room thermometer. The
reading is in Celsius so if your room thermometer is in Fahrenheit calculate
the corresponding Celsius value: Deg. C = (deg. Fahrenheit - 32) X 0.555.

Fan Test (This test is in the KPA3 Installation Manual).

1) With the K3 on, hold CONFIG to select the Configuration menu, then turn
VFO B to KPA3. 
2) Turn the VFO A knob to PAIO ON, then turn it further to PAIO TST and then
on past TST to FN1, then FN2, FN3 and FN4. The fans should start turning at
FN1 and increase speed as you continue to FN4.
3) Be sure the fans blowing air out of the back of the K3/K3S. Looking at
the back of the K3, the fans should rotate clockwise. 


73, Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ronnie
Hull
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2016 1:42 PM
To: tnnyswy at yahoo.com
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fan question on K3

Buster rocks! Buster has worked 212 countries since I birthed him!

Ronnie

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> On Apr 16, 2016, at 15:19, <tnnyswy at yahoo.com> <tnnyswy at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> >>> buster don't need to cool off  <<<
> 
> Quit worrying !!!! WORRIsum!  
> Buster was made by Elecraft!!!
> 
> Milverton / W9MMS. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Ronnie Hull <w5sum at comcast.net>
> To: 
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2016 2:37 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Fan question on K3
> 
> First, I'm having no trouble with my K3 ( which was delivered to me a week
before they announced the S grrrrrrr).
> I have NEVER felt or heard the fans running! My K3 ( nick named Buster )
is warm to the touch, never HOT, but still even in a 48 hour contest I've
never been aware of them running!
> Either buster don't need to cool off or something is wrong?
> Anyone have an opinion on this?
> 
> W5sum Ronnie
> 
> 
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