Hi Brian,
Well it is usually about 65F(~18C) in the shack this time of year unless
I turn on the space heater. Not really "cold" per se. The PX3 will
misbehave on start up or after having been turned off for about 5 min.
even in warmer times. I guess what I mean by cold is different from
Canadian cold... :)
Thanks for pointing that behavior out though... temperature may be an issue.
Jack - KD4IZ
On 2/12/2017 16:19, Brian Waterworth wrote:
>>When the PX3 is powered on "cold", it takes about 5 minutes for the
display to light up.
Hi Jack,
I recently experienced something similar to your PX3 situation. When
you said "cold", I immediately perked up.
During winter field day, I decided to take my PX3 with me. Our club
worked outdoors in about -2C degree weather. The trailer I was in had
a couple of portable space heaters. It felt like they were pumping
out one BTU each :-). By the time I had the station setup, the temp
increased to about 9C, maybe. It was still cold and I had to wear a
coat. Anyway, I digress.
When I powered on the PX3, the display was dark. Picked it up to hear
the click of the power on. I heard a click. Hmmmm. I tried a couple
of times. I disconnected all the inter-connect cables and still no
display. I was a bit cold and had just finished exerting a lot of
energy with the setup (antenna as well), that I just left it
disconnected and put it away. I was a bit dejected, but I had to
focus on the task at hand, because WFD was going to start in moments.
I should have left it turned on for a little while to see if the
display came back on after the internal circuitry warmed up a bit.
But that never occurred to me because every other display in my
station came to life immediately.
After the PX3 had a chance to settle at home in the warmer climes of
my shack, I connected everything back up and lo and behold, the PX3
display lit up. I was quite relieved. I wrote off the experience to
the fact that the PX3 didn't like the cold weather. I don't either :-)
Anyway Jack, I am happy to be another voice when you go to Elecraft
support regarding the PX3 display not turning on when the unit is
cold. I don't know the actual temperature that the PX3 doesn't like.
But I never had this issue before. I can turn on the PX3, when in the
house, and it comes on immediately after having sat for days in my
basement shack.
Regards,
Brian
VE3IBW
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