I had a similar problem and it was found to be some RFI getting into the power cable. I wound several turns of the power cable around a 2.5 inch ferite toroid and problem solved.
Barry NF1O > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:00:35 +0100 > From: g4...@justfans.co.uk > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Rising current on Tx (K3) > > Apologies if this is covered before. > > I've just noticed some new behaviour on my K3. > > While on 10 RTTY chasing DX, I noticed the current indication on the PSU > rising during a long TX. > > I switched to the current meter on the K3. > > At the start is was about 15Amps (100W RTTY TX) but soon rose. > > On a 20 second TX it rose to about 26 Amps (!) and the Hi Curr error > message came up on screen. > > The rig USED to be OK for extended periods of RTTY. > > I have not tried on any other bands. > > > Can anyone explain this behaviour? > > Iain G4SGX > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to wb1...@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
