[Elecraft] Killed the KPA500 :)

[Mike Cox]

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On 11/16/2018 8:57 AM, Michael Blake via Elecraft wrote:
> My KPA500 does not power up in operate.  It always powers up in Standby.
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> 73 - Mike - K9JRI
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>> On Nov 16, 2018, at 8:52 AM, Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net> wrote:
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>> I have the schematics, as someone was kind enough to send them to me.
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>> Yes, I forgot the KPA500 powers up in Operate.  It is the only Amp I own
>> that does this.
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>> I will mention it to Elecraft when I chat with them later today and suggest
>> the default should be the other way around.
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>> Mike va3mw
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>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 8:27 AM ANDY DURBIN <a.durbin at msn.com> wrote:
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>>> "The unit was powered on and it came up in operate mode while the HF radio
>>> was in TX at 100w on 6M. End result is that the magic smoke got out. :)"
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>>> I suspect this is a very common mistake for ops who sometimes use the amp
>>> and sometimes operate barefoot. I thought the KPA500 was designed to
>>> protect against that user error. Seems I was wrong.
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>>> Suggest you contact support for schematics. Unless their policy has
>>> changed recently they will provide them to you.
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>>> Andy, k3wyc
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