[Elecraft] KPA 500 Fan Continues to Run

[Todd]

I had this occur to my KPA500.  I had to replace the power supply which
cured the problem.  Elecraft took care of the replacement cost in my case.

Todd, WA7U

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 7:18 AM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Apologies, I am not reading well this morning - if the fan continues to
> run with the amp turned OFF, then there is something wrong - like the power
> supply not turning off.
> The fan normally runs briefly when the amp is turned off as a means of
> discharging the filter capacitors.
>
> Contact support
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Bill,
>
> Check the menu setting for FAN CTL - any setting other than NOR will cause
> the fan to run continuously.
> If it runs all the time when set to NOR, contact support.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 5/8/2017 8:30 AM, Bill Gaines wrote:
>
>> With the amp and rig turned off the fan in the KPA500 continues to run.
>> Not just the short interval I was used to it running, but for days it will
>> run.
>>
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