A possible solution is to use the heaviest wire you want from the power supply to a few inches away from the radio with a very short pair of 12 ga. wires from the APP to the heavy wire. Shrink tubing can make an ugly connection look passable. It's BEHIND the radio anyway!
73, Charlie k3ICH Subject: [Elecraft] K3s - 80W on 160 - Resolved At my station I use a large 70 amp Astron power supply which sits on the floor. Several month ago, while trouble shooting another issue, I discovered that the voltage drop in my 8' cables was significant. So rather than crank up the voltage I switched to 8ga and now at full transmit wattage the K3S sees 13.5v. The tough part was squeezing 8ga wire into a PowerPole connector that is made for 10ga max. For a shorter lead, like I use when I travel to the Caribbean, 10ga has a minimal voltage drop. John KK9A ______________________________________________________________ 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
