[Elecraft] (W1) W1 Power/SWR Meter Question

[Chip Stratton]

I rewired mine so that it is always on when connected to external 12V, and
the switch just switches the battery into the circuit for portable
operation. I

 was always killing the battery by forgetting to turn it off when I powered
down the station, this takes care of that problem!

Chip
AE5KA

On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 12:25 PM, stan levandowski <sjl219 at optonline.net>
wrote:

> Will I harm my W1 by leaving the W1 Power slide switch in the "on"
> position and turning the meter on and off with my station supply?
>
> I'm asking because the tiny slide switch seems rather fragile and using it
> perhaps several times a day is sure to eventually break it.
>
>
> I noticed that when I power the W1 off with the station supply, the green
> LED slowly decays; when turning the W1 off with the slide switch, the same
> LED goes out immediately.  That suggests that the microprocessor is
> involved in shutdown.
>
>
> I know that all Elecraft transceivers require an orderly shutdown via
> their onboard processors.  Does this apply to my W1 also?  Am I looking for
> trouble here??
>
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Stan WB2LQF
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