[Elecraft] circuit breaker

[Charlie T, K3ICH]

I'm fairly sure he's talking about the circuit breaker IN the radio, rather
than an AC mains breaker

Charlie k3ICH



-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David
Davis
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 12:55 PM
To: todd ruby <todd at ruby-wine.com>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] circuit breaker

Check if the breaker is an AFCI type breaker. If it is there is an article
on the ARRL site with details on how you might get them replaced for free. 

I just went through this with mine. Homes built after 2011 have arc fault
tolerant (AFCI) breakers. The RF can cause them to open. I contacted the
Eaton using the information from ARRL and Eaton sent me all new breakers for
free. It ended up being about $300 in breakers. 

Here is a link to the ARRL article. 
http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-helps-manufacturer-to-resolve-arc-fault-circui
t-interrupter-rfi-problems

Hope this helps 

David
KG6MTI

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> On May 16, 2016, at 10:07, todd ruby <todd at ruby-wine.com> wrote:
> 
> Would anyone venture to guess what would cause the circuit breaker to trip
on a K3? Mine did all of a sudden yesterday. Fortunately, my friend
suggested the reset and voila, I am back on the air. But if there is an
underlying cause, I think it would be wise to be aware of it so as to
preclude this episode from repeating. Any thoughts are welcome.
> 
> 73
> 
> todd
> 
> WB2ZAB
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