Re: [Elecraft] FW: [K3] K3 Off Grid

2014-03-05 Thread Chester Alderman
; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FW: [K3] K3 Off Grid Most Engineers including me like lots of meters and we have the voltage and current instantaneous meters on our power supplies. The metering on the K3 is redundant with the meters on the power supply. A 50% duty cycle on

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [K3] K3 Off Grid

2014-03-05 Thread WILLIS COOKE
a, USS Stewart From: Chester Alderman To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 4:47 PM Subject: [Elecraft] FW: [K3] K3 Off Grid Gosh Engineers...why not just suggest to Paul that he use the most simple method of finding out the voltage and current the K3 dra

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [K3] K3 Off Grid

2014-03-05 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - we're way exceeding the single topic posting limit on this thread. Lets close it at this time. 73, Eric elecraft.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [K3] K3 Off Grid

2014-03-05 Thread Fred Jensen
On 3/5/2014 4:02 PM, Gerald Manthey wrote: I have seen people say solar and are wind turbine are not worth it. Well when you have nothing it is. Also knowing that my system is rated for 25 years, I can afford to put some away for new system and new technology. And I must say it is great not havi

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [K3] K3 Off Grid

2014-03-05 Thread Don Wilhelm
Lynn, The K3 or KX3 measures the total current draw with quite reasonable accuracy. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/5/2014 7:17 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote: We were talking sizing a battery for emergency ops. I'd expect the internal meter to read current into the finals, which probably dates me pr

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [K3] K3 Off Grid

2014-03-05 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
We were talking sizing a battery for emergency ops. I'd expect the internal meter to read current into the finals, which probably dates me pretty thoroughly to a time when "finals" was nearly always preceded by the word "tube." I can't check the K3 manual to see what it actually measures beca

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [K3] K3 Off Grid

2014-03-05 Thread Gerald Manthey
That was suggested Chester. It works too. You can kick around numbers and theory all day. Real world is the best way and you have to remember, temp plays a major part too. I have lived off grid for two years. My experience has been through trial and error. Mind you I don't run just ham equipment, I

[Elecraft] FW: [K3] K3 Off Grid

2014-03-05 Thread Chester Alderman
Gosh Engineers...why not just suggest to Paul that he use the most simple method of finding out the voltage and current the K3 draws by pressing the K3's METER button 73, Tom - W4BQF -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net]