[Elecraft] FW: NO AUTO FAN ON KPA-1500

[N4ZR]

Funny, my 1500 increases speed with increasing temp.  Above 70C it's 
quite the howler.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 7/10/2020 3:13 PM, KENT HUFFORD wrote:
> Yes, Larry, I found your great program, and using it instead of the Elecraft KPA1500 Remote software. With your program it reads the WORKING Temp sensor in the amp and increases the speed as required automatically.
>
> With the Elecraft KPA1500 Remote software, it also reads the WORKING temp sensor, but you have to manually increase the speed as you want.
>
> STILL does not fix the issue within the amp of not automatically increasing the fan speed as the temp goes up.
>
> Thank you for your program. Great stuff.
>
> Kent
> KQ4KK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Gauthier (K8UT) <k8ut at k8ut.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2020 3:03 PM
> To: KENT HUFFORD <KHUFFORD at atlanticbb.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] NO AUTO FAN ON KPA-1500
>
> You could use the freeware FANticipator app for fan control.
>
> https://hamprojects.info/fanticipator-kpa1500-console-and-fan-controller/
>
> -larry (K8UT)
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "KENT HUFFORD" <KHUFFORD at atlanticbb.net>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: 2020-07-10 2:26:31 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] NO AUTO FAN ON KPA-1500
>
>> I have a KPA-1500 SN 329 that is working great.
>>
>>
>>
>> However, when the temp goes above 40C the fans do not come on the amp
>> unit like they used to.
>>
>>
>>
>> I  reloaded firmware 02.38 to see if that helped. It did not.
>>
>>
>>
>> However, when I run the KPA1500 Remote software I can run the fans from
>> there ok. Just not in the MIN FAN: AUTO mode. I can click and start
>> each fan, so I can keep the temp under control.
>>
>>
>>
>> BUT, in the AUTO mode they never start.
>>
>>
>>
>> ??
>>
>>
>>
>> Kent Hufford
>>
>> KQ4KK
>>
>> 803-392-7339
>>
>> khufford at atlanticbb.net <mailto:khufford at atlanticbb.net>
>>
>>
>>
>
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