[Elecraft] K3 Fault 6 and loss of power control

[Dick Dievendorff]

Check the KPA1500 fault log with the KPA1500 Utility.  It’s probably fault code 60, and amp fault codes 6x are displayed on the K3 as fault 6.

7e de Dick, K6KR

> On Mar 6, 2024, at 21:13, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Today I started seeing this in my K3 driving a KPA-1500.  It only needs around 30-34 watts to drive it to full power on CW, but when I set the K3's power to that, and everything looks fine, occasionally the K3 displays Fault 6 on its panel and causes the KPA-1500 to fault, displaying 65 watts input on the amp's display and well over 1500 watts on the power bargraph.
> 
> I can't find any reference to Fault 6 in the manual for the K3 - can anyone clue me in?  Is something dying in the K3?
> 
> -- 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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