[Elecraft] KPA500 Clicking Noise

[Dana Roode K6NR]

Ah, yes, I sure did.  Sorry about that.  Got it now.    Dana

On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 5:12 PM Bill Weaver <bweaver at weaver-net.net> wrote:

> I believe you missed his sarcasm :)
>
> 73,
> Bill WE5P
>
> Comfortably Numb
>
> > On Sep 20, 2021, at 20:03, Dana Roode K6NR <dana.roode at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion to search for other discussions of this,
> hadn't
> > occurred to me.  I did some searches and everything I read suggests the
> > clicking is harmless.  Elecraft can supply a new "Z bracket" to correct
> the
> > problem.  It's even mentioned in the manual it turns out.
> >
> > Am I missing something?
> >
> >  dana
> >
> >> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 3:42 PM Andy Durbin <a.durbin at msn.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> "but after it warms up - 40 degrees C or so - I start to hear a faint
> >> clicking noise."
> >>
> >> You should stop using it.  There is clearly something seriously wrong.
> >> All KPA500 should make a loud, not faint, clicking noise as they heat
> and
> >> cool.
> >>
> >> (I suppose I shall have to explain that much has been written about
> KPA500
> >> clicks and the attempts to fix this irritation. Try a search of the
> >> archives as discussion of this topic is likely to be cut off short.)
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Andy, k3wyc
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