[Elecraft] Elecraft K3s Power Supply SS30DV

[David Olean]

I had a similar bad weather situation with my VHF operating in VHF 
contests. The 144 MHz position was next to the door that went outside, 
and the shack was alone on a rocky hilltop. It was 26 miles from the 
ocean, so very little salt air, but the door was usually open and fog 
and humidity was a recurring event. I always noticed that the 144 laptop 
would crap out quite often. Any other computer up there would work OK, 
but that unit near the open door would always fail. (usually a bad 
keyboard or bad hard drive.) I also had rusty screws on the K3 which was 
also close to that open door.

Dave K1WHS


On 1/2/2018 2:00 PM, mpupeza mpupeza wrote:
> My SS30DV has worked flawlessly for about 6 years on a variety of rigs and other
> uses.
> Contrary to the lack of such info, the actual voltage IS ADJUSTABLE with a small
> potentiometer inside the unit.
> However, there is a flaw in the unit. I use it at a condo on a beach of the
> Atlantic Ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida in the winters. The area around the rear
> entrance for the air intake for the fan is totally rusted and the paint around
> the vent is completely gone. There is, obviously, salt in the air, even though I
> used it only inside, on the floor near the sliding glass door to the balcony.
> While it is still working OK, I suspect that there is also corrosion inside the
> unit, but hope that it doesn't cause a failure. A better antirust coating and/or
> better paint job should be used. My K3 shows no corrosion nor rusting of any
> parts, including inside. I did opt for the Stainless Steel Case screws in
> construction.
> Mike VE3EQP/W4 .....>
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